Neziraj is dizzyingly prolific . . . The plays are raucous, irreverent and absurdist . . . forcing the audience to confront the wounds of a country that only gained its independence in 2008, and where the war and its aftermath are still being processed.
—Natasha Tripney, The Guardian, UK

The fairy tales of Jeton Neziraj are not suited for little children’s bedtime stories. In fact, his plays are not as charming as they seem. Fairy tales are often brutal, but reality can be even worse. At the heart of Jeton Neziraj’s work are realistic dramas.
—Wolfgang Kralicek, theater critic, Vienna, from the introduction to Six Plays by Jeton Neziraj

In Aeneas Wounded, Jeton Neziraj portrays the absurdity of history. He positions his characters outside time, while forcefully underscoring the notion that all is poised on a knife’s edge, on nothing but a whim. Whether we speak of Troy or Rome — or whether we speak of Kosovo — history can be like a domino that one day causes a chain of collapse for no apparent reason.
—Raisa Stoleriu, theater critic, from a review of the Romanian translation of Aeneas Wounded

He is a man of explosively creative passion, with the theatrical and personal courage to support it. He also has a dramatically delightful disregard for political correctness, combined with the ability to find humor anywhere he looks.
—Michael Lessac

A political voice whose incendiary works have sometimes earned him the enmity of prominent Kosovar officials.
—F. Kathleen Foley, Los Angeles Times

He has managed to create, or is on the way to creating, a Neziresque universe.
—Ballsor Hoxha, Koha Ditore

Jeton Neziraj is the former artistic director of the National Theater of Kosovo, and the founder and current director of Qendra Multimedia. He has written over twenty-five plays which have been staged, translated, and performed throughout Europe and the United States.

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