Gjekë Marinaj, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gjekë Marinaj

poet, translator

Date of Birth: 26-May-1965

Place of Birth: Malësi e Madhe District, Shkodër County, Albania

Profession: writer, translator, journalist, literary critic, linguist

Nationality: Albania

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gjekë Marinaj is an Albanian–American poet, writer, translator, literary critic, and founder of the Protonism Theory.
Currently living in the United States, he has been the first president of the Society of Albanian-American Writers, established in 2001 and has published several books of poetry, prose, and literary criticism.
In 2008, Marinaj was awarded the Pjetër Arbnori Award for literature by QNK part of the Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports of Albania.