The Epic of The Phoenix

Angela Kosta was born in Elbasan, Albania, and lives in Italy. She is a writer, poet, translator, journalist, and cultural promoter. She has published 27 books, including novels, poetry, and fairy tales, in Albanian, Italian, English, French, Arabic, Korean, Spanish, Turkish, Japanese, and Hebrew (with upcoming translations in Greek, Romanian, and Polish).
A member of numerous international academies and associations, she has represented Albanian literature at various festivals and competitions. Her work has been translated into 45 languages and published in many countries. In 2024 alone, her works appeared in over 170 international magazines and newspapers. She has received significant awards such as "Best Translator" from OBELISK magazine for translating poems by Giosuè Carducci and the title of "Important Figure" from the Moroccan newspaper Akhbar7 (2023). She was also listed among the 100 most prominent figures in Arabic literature by Al-Rowad News in 2024. Angela is an active member of academies in Italy, the USA, China, Greece, Poland, and other countries.