Albanian Heritage Translation Initiative (AHTI)
Spearheaded by Rilindja International Limited
Rilindja International Limited is a London-based literary press with a singular mission: to spearhead the Albanian Heritage Translation Initiative (AHTI). This multi-year project is dedicated to recovering and bringing to light the forgotten, unpublished, or untranslated Albanian literary and historical texts into English, preserving Albania's rich cultural legacy and making it accessible to a broader global audience.
Through collaborations with researchers, libraries, family archives, and cultural institutions, AHTI aims to:
Translate significant works of Albanian literature that have been overlooked or suppressed.
Publish Albania’s historical and contemporary literary works globally, encompassing a variety of genres including poetry, essays, memoirs, political writings, and fiction.
Preserve the literary heritage of Albania, ensuring that its voice, culture, and history endure through translation and accessibility for future generations.
Our mission
Rediscovering forgotten literary treasures
Rediscovering forgotten literary treasures
Rediscovering forgotten literary treasures
We seek out works of Albania’s most influential writers, many of whom remain unknown outside the Albanian-speaking world.
Translating important historical texts
Rediscovering forgotten literary treasures
Rediscovering forgotten literary treasures
From political writings and memoirs to poetry and philosophy, we aim to offer the world Albania’s unique perspective on history and culture.
Global accessibility
Rediscovering forgotten literary treasures
Global accessibility
By translating these works into English, AHTI seeks to share Albania’s literary and intellectual heritage with scholars, readers, and institutions globally.