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Bashmir Xhemaj presents the biography: "An Albanian in the CIA - the two lives of Destan Berisha"

Bashmir Xhemaj presents the biography: "An Albanian in the CIA - the two lives of Destan Berisha"

A rare book is expected to be in the hands of Kosovar readers these days. It is about a historical biography based on archives and interviews about a not very well-known Albanian from Kosovo who ended up in the CIA after the Second World War.

Biographical book "An Albanian in the CIA - the two lives of Destan Berisha" by the author Bashmir Xhemaj, published by the publishing house "Dukagjini" talks about the main character Destan Berisha, who as a man without any education had fought with nationalist groups during the 1943-45 war, and then from Greece to Italy he became part of the CIA in a secret operation of the Americans to overthrow Enver Hoxha in Albania.


The events in this book are dramatic, often taking an unknown direction and with many dangers for the protagonist Destan Berisha, who manages to enter and leave Albania several times.

In the book, the author describes in detail his relationship with his band mates, as well as his Albanian and American superiors, which deteriorate even for a moment. The description of his journeys full of dangers and between the dilemmas of whether or not to continue cooperation with the CIA are described with a special and very contemporary writing style.

In the book, Destan's story does not end there. There is also a love story with a girl younger than him, whose epilogue ends in pain. The future does not hold good for Destan, who decades later, on a strange journey, is arrested and imprisoned in Yugoslavia. This case, from the revelations of the CIA documents, turns out to be one of the "biggest secret events between Yugoslavia and America" ​​involving high political personalities.

The detailed description of these behind-the-scenes events is what makes the book so fascinating and its ending unpredictable.

This book is the first of the author Bashmit Xhemaj, but highly appreciated by critics and researchers in the field. Editors Eqrem Basha and publicist Shkelzen Maliqi have especially appreciated s
the way of writing the book, the way of narration and the large number of archives and interviews developed for this book.

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