movement birth_place awards period image article_title name occupation
postmodern literature malësi e madhe district , albania pjetër arbnori 2008 2001 -- present gjeke marinaj pic.jpg gjekë marinaj
 gjekë marinaj poet , translator
gjekë marinaj

gjekë marinaj is an albanian-american poet , writer , translator , literary critic , and founder of the protonism theory .
currently living in the united states , he has been the first president of the `` society of albanian-american writers '' , established in 2001 and has published several books of poetry , prose , and literary criticism .
in 2008 , marinaj was awarded the `` pjetër arbnori award '' for literature by qnk part of the ministry of tourism , cultural affairs , youth and sports of albania .
