Teodor Laço

Teodor Laço (6 September 1936, Dardhë – 15 October 2016, Tirana) was an Albanian writer and diplomat.

Biography He studied agronomy at the University of Tirana, and made his debut as a writer in 1965 with the novel Era e tokës, although he is best known for his 1971 novel Toka e Ashpër, describing the collectivization of a small village.

After 1976, he also wrote screenplays in collaboration with Kinostudio Shqipëria e Re. In 1977, he won an award at the Second Albanian Film Festival for his script for (Confrontation, or The Face-Up). He later became the manager of the editorial board for the studio's feature films. In 1990, he became head of the Kinostudio, then renamed as "Albfilm".

In 1991, he was one of the founders and a leader of Social Democratic Party of Albania. The following year, he was elected to the Albanian Parliament and served for twelve years. From 1994 to 1997, he was the Minister of Culture. In 1998, he helped create the Liberal Union Party of Albania and was elected its leader in 2001.

Works

His works include: Era e tokës (The Wind of the Earth), 1965 Shtëpia në rrugicë (The House on the Alley), 1968 Një nuse për Stasin (A Story Bride), 1970 Tokë e ashpër (Hard Ground), 1987 Korbat mbi mermer (The Rooks on the Marble), 1981 Një dimër tjetër (Another Winter), 1986 Të gjithë lumenjtë rrjedhin (All Rivers flow), 1987 Pushimet e kolonelit (The Colonel's Vacations), 1990 Shi në plazh (Rain on the Beach) Vrasja e buzëqeshjes (The Murder of the Smile) Një dritare në Kremlin (A Window in the Kremlin) Mjegull (Fog), 2009 Gropas 67, 2014