Abstract:

Our paper study about Fatos Kongoli novels is a summary that makes clear that Fatos Kongoli is one of the most important and productive writers of Albanian contemporary literature created during the last years of the XX-th century and the first years of XXI-st century. Besides being very productive, Kongoli is also one of the most esteemed authors from Albanian literary criticism and is ranked among the most widely-read writers. Although in the beginning he started writing stories, his recognition by Albanian readers and literary criticism was attained through the novel. Even now, his novels continue to be the most wanted by Albanian art lovers. His novel "The Lost," especially, turned into a cult novel for the transitional period between communism and democracy in Albania.

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