Anthology of wounds - Arct

Anthology of Woundsand he was large landowner).Persecuted all their life, during 1950s they had sleptfor some time under a bridge. In Fishta after five yearsthey were not interned anymore but had no right tomove in another town or to return in Tirana.Fredi, Hajrie’s son (the oldest sister) had fallen in loveand married a Zadrima girl, a Communist’s daughter,the head of the civil status office of united cooperative.This relation was unacceptable for the girl’s family.They had threatened him with knives, and to quell allthis, it was approved for them to live in Rrila, the farmsector.Hajria had praised them in Rrila when she came tosee her brother and sister. “Poor man! The less he has,the less he is glad!”Meli and Boxhi had the tap under the steps. Sometimesthey thought this was a privilege and the othersthis was disgrace.In addition to the two rooms where they lived, theyused other places of the former camp, especially thegarden, to grow good vegetables and raise chickens.Xhevria lived next to them in a big room. She wasfrom Procesti, a Peshkopia village. She had a son of 12-to 13-years-old and the wife of the oldest sun, Rushen,who had 2 little girls.Hasan and Selami the two other sons were in prison,because a friend of theirs that had come from Tiranahad escaped to Yugoslavia. It had been so shocking. Inthe investigation room the men where asked to acceptthey have helped the Tirana friend to escape. In the court55