Helena Kadare
Helena Kadare | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helena Gushi 21 September 1943 Fier, Albanian Kingdom |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Literary movement | Postmodern literature |
| Notable works | Një lindje e vështirë |
| Notable awards | Autorja e Vitit 2011 (Author of the Year in Albania) |
| Spouse | Ismail Kadare |
| Children | 2, including Besiana |
Helena "Elena" Kadare (née Gushi; born 21 September 1943) is an Albanian screenwriter, translator and author of short stories and novels. One of the latter, 1970's Një lindje e vështirë, is the first novel by a woman to have been published in Albanian. A Woman from Tirana (1990) is the novel of Kadare's that is perhaps her most widely read.