Karmel Kandreva Explained

Karmel Kandreva (Italian: Carmelo Candreva;^[1] 1931–1982) was an Arbëresh writer and poet.^{[2] [3]}

He was born in Cerzeto (Qanë) in Calabria, Italy. Among his published works is a study Didactic test in a bilingual Arberesh environment, about the right of the Arberesh people to cultivate their own language and to have it taught at schools.^[2]

He also published several poetical volumes.

Bibliography

• Didactic test in a bilingual Italo-Albanian environment (1979)
• Spirit of Arbër is alive (1976)
• Spirit of Arbërs is alive: Albanian-Arberesh narrates II (1977)
• Spirit of Arbër is alive: ancient branch suffers III (1979)

Notes and References

1. Book: Robert B. Pynsent. Sonia I. Kanikova. Reader's encyclopedia of Eastern European literature. registration. April 1993. HarperCollins. 978-0-06-270007-0.
2. Book: Gjovalin Shkurtaj. Shpirti i arbrit rron. 1 May 1984. Artjon Shkurtaj. 32–. GGKEY:46CPC19D5K4.
3. Book: Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë. Fjalori enciklopedik shqiptar. Fjalor enciklopedik shqiptar. 1985. Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH. 15296028.