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Faik Konica

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The Resume

    (March 15, 1875-December 15, 1942)
    Born in Konitsa, Greece
    Writer, statesman, publicist, literary stylist and critic
    Prewar Albanian minister to Washington
    Graduated from University of Dijon in Romance languages and philology (1895)
    Wrote for the periodical ‘Albania’ (1896-1910)
    Graduated from Harvard University (1912)
    Organized Albanian Congress of Trieste (February 27-March 6, 1913)
    President of the democratic movement ‘Vatra’ (1921-1941)
    Died in Washington, D.C. and buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston
    Remains reburied at Tirana Park on the Artificial Lake (1998)

Why he might be annoying:

    For a literary figure, he didn’t write much.
    Little is known about his life in Harvard University.
    Guillaume Apollinaire wrote in his memoir that he had lunches with him that took so long that the museums in London were closed by the time they were finished. (May 1, 1912)
    He edited his articles so carefully that his journal was always published belatedly.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Due to his varied educational background, he was highly fluent in Greek, Italian, English, French, German, and Turkish as well as Albanian.
    He sought to create a unified literary language for Albanian, which would bridge Albania’s Tosk and Gheg dialects together.
    He was instrumental in the development of Southern Albanian prose writing.
    He wanted to bring Albania culturally closer to the West while retaining its traditional ways.
    He spread awareness of Albanian culture and the Albanian cause for independence.

Credit: Big Lenny


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 112 Votes: 54.46% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 64 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 92 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying