If I Were a Boy (novel)

If I Were a Boy (Albanian: Sikur t'isha djalë) is an Albanian epistolary novel written by Haki Stërmilli in 1936. Written mostly in a form of diary entries it documents the struggle of the young female protagonist Dija to adjust in an Albanian patriarchal society, which was common during the time the novel was written in. Originally the novel was written in Gheg dialect.

If I Were a Boy
2002 edition cover by Letrat publishing house, Tiranë
AuthorHaki Stërmilli
Original titleSikur T'isha Djalë
CountryAlbania
LanguageAlbanian
GenreFiction, Drama
Publication date
1936
Pages155
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