Shqiperia Veriore nga Petrela ne Jezerce

Northern Albania

Lively, multi-layered and colorful, not sparing criticism but always making the loving affection felt, the author uses very personal, emotional texts and impressive photos, some of which are accompanied by Albanian poetry, to paint a comprehensive and extremely fascinating picture of a country that she got to know like no other on countless trips. Hermetically sealed for decades and in many places still breathing the spirit of previous centuries, Albania, with its breathtaking landscape, old traditions, warm hospitality, but also rich in a wide variety of problems and irritations, deserves to be examined more closely.

Excerpt from a review by Eberhard Neubronner, in: SÜDWEST PRESSE

"Image for image and word for word, this illustrated book is a declaration of love for the country of Albania. The large-format work is published by Weishaupt Verlag, a house whose individual program has already attracted attention. Graf writes with warmth but without sentimentality, she knows her subject well and focuses primarily on the region north of the Shkumbin River - a harsh area inhabited by uncompromisingly hospitable people. What we have here is not a pretty and easily digestible mainstream, but much more: This work with its often moving perspectives is a declaration of love. Word for word, image for image."

Sketches and 229 photos by Marianne Graf