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Wikipedia article




'The White Juga', , is an Albanian novel written by Jakov Xoxa in 1971.

The trend of criticizing small town mayors and other less significant government officials instead of highly ranked authorities, which was prominent in the period the book was published, found its way in this novel. This was later surpassed boldly by Dritro Agolli in his novel "'Splendour and fall of comrade Zylo'", in which he openly criticizes ministers for being corrupt.

Setting



'White Juga' is an informal sequel to the authors earlier work 'The Dead River', consequently the setting in which the main story takes place is Pre-World War II Albania, more specifically a small town called 'Trokth'.

Plot



'White Juga' revolves mainly around the corruption of the administration of the town 'Trokth', personified by the main antagonist 'Kiu Koroziu'. Some characters from 'The Dead River' reappear in 'White Juga'.

See also



*Albanian literature

*'The Dead River'

References



Category:1971 novels

Category:Albanian novels

Category:Novels set in Albania


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