Karmel Kandreva

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)

References

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