Albanian House of Books Blog

We are glad to finally offer to our customers everywhere around the world this beautiful and very complete traveler’s guide tour in DVD format about Saranda and surrounding areas.

Saranda region abounds in surprises: vibrant people, exotic cultures, exciting history, beautiful sea, and scenic wonders.

This video captures the uniqueness of a vacation wonderland, going beyond the usual, to sites seldom seen.

It’s a hiker’s paradise, but also a place where you will dive into the ultra blue waters, sail the majestic Ionian Sea and, deep in the forest, dive into the waters of the Blue Eye.

Visit the Monastery Beach, the ancient floor mosaics, the monasteries of Mesopotami, Kostan, Saint Geroge, etc., the ancient town of Foinike, the castles of Ali Pasha, the castle of Lekuresi and that of Borshi and the Bektashi complex at Rusan. Dive along the brand new costal road up to the majestic beaches of Kakome, Bunets, Borshi, etc…from Butriniti National Park down South, jump to the smaller jewels in the string of several cliff hugged beaches of Ksamili.

And there is much more…
Enjoy the Ionian romance of your life!

This video will be the enhanced memory of your journey to Saranda and beyond. Shot it to others as a lovely surprise and, afterwards, producly say to them: “I have been there!”

The DVD guide is in two languages: English and Albanian

Source: Balkan Insight / Author: Marjola Rukaj

A controversy over whether a newspaper was racist in its criticism of the US ambassador has reignited a debate on whether Ismail Kadare, Albania’s most renowned writer, is also racist.

The American embassy in Tirana severed last month ties with the daily newspaper Shekulli following publication of a comment deemed derogatory and racist to ambassador Alexander Arvizu.

The row erupted after the newspaper ran an opinion article by journalist Ilir Yzeri on April 9, entitled “The Little Ambassador of a Great Country.”

The article, which took a critical stance toward Arvizu’s track record as an ambassador, used the term “kinezeri” (Chinese-like) to describe his behaviour as well as appearance. Arvizu is of partly Asian decent.

In the letter to the newspaper the embassy noted that although the ambassador welcomed criticism, the newspaper had stepped beyond a line with a personal attack.

Please read the rest of the article here

As a friend of “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, we are pleased to inform you that another very nice version of this famous book is now available on our website.

The new version was published in Pristina, Kosovo and differs from the old variant published in Tirana that you have already purchased because the language of publication is Geg Albanian, a dialect that comprises the biggest “lingua franca” among Albanians today. (Illustrations are the same as those of the Tirana version).

The book is associated with two CDs with accompanying audio book.

Title: Princi i vogël (The little prince) (audio book w/2 CD)
Original in French: Le Petit Prince
Author: Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Children’s literature in Albanian
Illustrations by the author
Albanian translator: Gjylektin Shehu
Publisher: Rrota
Place & Year: Prishtina, 2008
Pgs. 96
Weight: 0.22 kg
ISBN: 978-9951-509-01-5