Saturday, September 6th
1pm CT – Grace Place Stage

Gazmend Kapllani is an Albanian-born polyglot author of two collections of poetry in Albanian and four published novels, written in Greek and Albanian, and translated into several languages. His literary work centers on borders, totalitarianism, migration, and how European history has shaped private and public memories. His books have been the subject of theatrical adaptations and many scholarly essays. His fourth novel Wrongland (Laertes Books) was a 2025 Eric Hoffer Montaigne Medal Finalist. Since 2012, Kapllani lives in the US, and he directs the Albanian Studies Program at DePaul University. Currently, he is writing his new novel in English.