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review June 2026

Enver Hoxha: from playboy to politician

Review by Lucy Jeffery
Albanian postage stamp commemorating the 60th anniversary of the birth of Enver Hoxha. The stamp features a formal black-and-white portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark suit and tie, shown in three-quarter profile against a plain background. The portrait is framed by decorative gold geometric borders on either side.
In Enver Hoxha (Reaktion Books, 2026), Robert C Austin and Artan R. Hoxha provide readers with the first full-length biography of Albania’s Communist dictator. Lucy Jeffery writes that the authors combine academic analysis, historical context, and protagonist-driven storytelling to deliver an academic page-turner!
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