The photo gallery features photographs that span across a period of more than 30 years. These pictures capture from literary
events, award ceremonies, speaking engagements, and candid moments that have punctuated Marinaj’s incredible life journey
Welcome to Gjekë Marinaj’s photo gallery
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Marinaj with wife Dusita, 2006
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Marinaj with Russian novelist Olga
Slavnikova and Greek poet Yiorgos
Chouliaras
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Marinaj with Kosovar poet Ali
Podrimja
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Marinaj meets fans at book signing
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Marinaj with his friend Priscilla Kinge
at his home in Richardson (2009)
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With Peter R. Prifti, San Diego, 2007
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With mentor Ramiz Lika, Koplik, 1984
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Marinaj with wife Dusita, Alaska, 2007
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Marinaj with Dalan and Burbuqe Luzaj,
Chicago, 2007
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Marinaj with American poet Ed Garcia and
Albanian poet Mujë Buçpapaj
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Marinaj at book tour signing in Tirana
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Marinaj with translator Willis Barnstone
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Marinaj with Lindita and Tonin Marinaj, Dallas 2008
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Marinaj, five hours before he
fled his country, Wednesday,
September 19, 1990
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Marinaj with Spanish writer
Núria Amat
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Marinaj with fellow journalist Arben Çokaj,
Kosovo, 2008
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Marinaj with Greek poet
Dinos S. Koubatis
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From left to right: Marinaj with Albanian poet Rudolf
Vladimir Tasic, and Greek poet Yiorgos Chouliaras
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Marinaj with David Gaub McCullough, 2003
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Marinaj, as a student, at the time of the
publication of his first news article, 1981
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Some of Marinaj’s fans and supporters at his book
reading at QNK
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Marinaj with Scottish writer James Kelman
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Marinaj with WLT’s editor David D. Clark
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“Gjekë Marinaj has many hidden facets. An Albanian-American icon, he has proved to be a poetic genius who shyly reveals his complex past with each
stanza. With a mere pen, this one person has done more for Albanian society than any politician has ever dreamed of doing. Watch him grow.”
—Charlotte Karam, Translator
Marinaj with TVSH's Migena Kraja
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Signing a book to a little girl in
Montenegro, May 2011
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From left to right; poet Shefqet Dibrani,
Marinaj, poet Turner, and Albanian
photo-model Dr. Valter Kolnikaj
With Marinaj’s family-in-law: Miodrag Belodedici
(left) who won the European Cup twice, in 1986 with
Steaua Bucureşti and 1991 with Red Star Belgrde,
his sister Mira (right) and his mother Tanica.
From left to right; Spathari, Shkurtaj,
Marinaj, Bucpapaj, Thercaj
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Marinaj (middle) with his father, Nik Palok
Marinaj, and mother, File Ndoc Marinaj
(Christmas, 2007)
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Marinaj with Polish novelist Stefan Chwin
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Informal group photograph
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