In a volume of 430 pages, Ilir Ikonomi gives us a realistic and colorful description of Albanian writer, Fan Stilian Noli, a period that begins with his arrival in America in 1906 and ends in 1920, when he left for Albania.
Apostulli is the first book of a new biography about Fan Noli authored by researcher Ilir Ikonomi, former journalist of the Voice of America.
The biography is distinguished by the detail and concrete elements with which the author has built the figure of Fan Noli and the environment where he lived in Boston at the beginning of the 20th century, using a wide fund of historical data.
In this book of Ikonomi, Noli’s life is presented closely related to the historical background of Albania. The reader has the opportunity to create a good idea of what changes the country’s fortunes were going through in that period of geopolitical shocks experienced by the Balkans.
Astute readers, who have eyes and a desire to discover the past, will find in the book of Ikonomi the real Fan Noli, with the talents and enthusiasm to start great works, but also with his ego and unexpected outbursts.
