Ornela Vorpsi (born 3 August 1968, Tirana), is an Albanian writer and photographer from the Vorpsi family in Tirana.[1][2][3] Ornela studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan,[4] and has been living and working in Paris since 1997.[5] An excerpt of her novel The Country Where One Never Dies was included in Best European Fiction 2010, edited by Aleksander Hemon and prefaced by Zadie Smith.[6]
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| Born | August 3, 1968 |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Alma mater | Academy of Fine Arts of Brera |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, photographer |
| Family | Vorpsi family |
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edit- ^ AlĂš, G.; Pedri, N. (2015). Enlightening Encounters: Photography in Italian Literature. Toronto Italian Studies. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-4807-4. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Vorpsi prend corps". Libération.fr. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ SAVIGNEAU, JOSYANE. "Ornela Vorpsi : éclats de mémoire d'une exilée". Le Monde.fr (in French). ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Ornela Vorpsi: me, Albania and the 'whoring of the human race'". Cafebabel. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ GazetaExpress. "Ornela Vorpsi: "Nuk dua të kthehem më kurrë në Shqipëri"". gazetaexpress.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Best European Fiction 2010". Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Vorpsi, Ornela (2001). Nothing obvious. Zurich New York New York City: Scalo Distributed in North America by D.A.P. ISBN 3-908247-32-2.
- ^ a b "Kosovo 2.0 – Ornela Vorpsi: Creativity is her home". kosovotwopointzero.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ Jeff Waxman. "Ornela Vorpsi's "The Country Where No One Ever Dies"". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ Vorpsi, Ornela (2009). The country where no one ever dies. Champaign Ill: Dalkey Archive Press. ISBN 978-1-56478-568-8.
- ^ Vorpsi, Ornela (2012). Fuorimondo : storia di una ragazza di oggi (in Italian). Torino: Einaudi. ISBN 978-88-06-21015-1.