Pjetër Bogdani
Pjetër Bogdani (Italian: Pietro Bogdano; 1627 – 6 December 1689) was the most original writer of early literature in Albania. He was author of the Cuneus Prophetarum (The Band of the Prophets), 1685, the first prose work of substance written originally in (Gheg) Albanian (i.e. not a translation). He organized a resistance against the Ottomans and a pro-Austrian movement in Kosovo in 1689 that included Muslim and Christian Albanians.
Pjetër Bogdani | |
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Pjetër Bogdani on a 1989 Albania stamp | |
| Born | circa 1627 |
| Died | 6 December 1689 (aged 61–62) |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Other names | Pietro Bogdano |
| Occupation(s) | Catholic priest, writer, poet |
| Known for | author of the first prose work of substance originally written in Albanian |
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