A Coffee in the Accursed Mountains

The one with Pomegranate and Steel: a taste of Albanian names

March 22, 2021 Elizabeth Gowing and Rob Wilton Season 1 Episode 3
A Coffee in the Accursed Mountains
The one with Pomegranate and Steel: a taste of Albanian names
Show Notes

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?