Baronesha Shenteben, Viktor Canosinaj

It is considered the main novel of the author. Through the story of an Albanian village from the XVI century to the end of the XX century the author describes the Albanian way of life and the causes that brought to conflicts and deep divisions especially during and after the WW2.

A young pianist experienced his first love in a turbulent way without understanding at first that is huge diference between sex and romantic love. His relationship with a coaetan girl passes through a hard period. Another girl enters between them in a impudently way trying to conquer the boyfriend of her classmate. 

A group of Albanian children bored from the life in their country decide to seek happiness abroad, in the West and escape from home. Hiding nder an Italian military vehicle they embarked in a ferry-boat and arrived in Italy where experience many sufferings and adventures to understand in the end of their odyssey that there is no happiness waiting for them.

This novel is dedicated to foreign women who married Albanian men and lived in Albania during XX century often in harsh conditions, suffering persecution, deportation in remote places and imprisonment.