A Coffee in the Accursed Mountains
Stories of Balkan life and culture from the countries bordered by the Accursed Mountains - Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro
A Coffee in the Accursed Mountains
The one with Pomegranate and Steel: a taste of Albanian names
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Elizabeth Gowing and Rob Wilton
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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This episode introduces some beautifully-named Albanians narrating the meaning of their names, and offers a glimpse of Communist Albania through its list of approved names. And who is honoured in the names Villson, Tonibler and Marenglen? And why?