A sad novel full of humor. A guard at a prison camp is writing about his everyday life. The prison camp seems to be a little model of the 'freedom': there's also love, hatred, happiness, sadness - just mixed in a different way, but in the same proportions. After a moment the 'Zone' starts to remind the Soviet state...

1884. Partial Contents: Origin of the general Opinions respecting Demonology among Mankind; Belief in the Immortality of the Soul; Situations of excited passion in humanity which teach men to wish or apprehend Supernatural Apparitions; Story of Somnambulism; Witches and the Bible; Creed of Zoroaster; Law of the Romans against Witchcraft; Roman customs survive the fall of their Religion;...

The author is a well known specialist on the history of Albania and international relations in the Balkans. The volume is the first academic investigation at the problems of Albania in the 20th century. The author makes great use of archives in Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, the USSR/Russia and Yugoslavia.