Anthology of wounds - Arct

ROZETA PEPELLASHIAnthology of WoundsShe was born in Korça, onJanuary 11, 1939. She finishedhigh school in her hometown. TheCommunist regime executed herfather without a trial, under mysteriouscircumstances in 1949.For that reason, her family wassent to an internment camp. Thefamily was allowed to go back toKorça two years after their internment.During this time Rozeta finished high school, andworked the hardest physical labor. In her memories booktitled “Spirit Pieces” (1999), she describes her sufferingduring Communist system.Fragment from the book “Spirit Pieces”It was November 29. It was holiday celebration even inthe Camp as in the whole country. There were a lot of familiesgathered in that big place; each family was separated from theother by sheets. We were four children staying with ourmother, and we were also listening to the celebratory musicgiven by the loudspeaker outside the camp. In this momentsomebody came and asked our mother. The chief of campwanted her. I can never forget that man. He was calledLeonidha and all the people get terrorized even when theyhear his motorcycle noise come. He was the horror of the camp.My mother went there and after two minutes we heardher shouting. Something really important has happened becausewe heard her to shout and in her shouting it was real pain and78