Laertes Books

Laertes is an independent press committed to literary translation — to the furthering of that particular art. Our aim is also to relay works from far and wide, in any genre, that render the full human weight.

ROBERT ELSIE

Robert Elsie is a Canadian writer, translator, interpreter, and specialist in Albanian studies. He has published more than one hundred books on Albania, including Albanian Literature: A Short History (2005) and A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History (2013). A large collection of Albanian literature in English translation can be found on his website www.AlbanianLiterature.net.