title: Përpjekja
text: # Përpjekja
  
  Përpjekja (meaning Endeavor in English) is an Albanian language quarterly culture and literary magazine published in Tirana, Albania.
  
  ## History and profile
  
  Përpjekja was first published in 1994. Its founder is Fatos Lubonja. He is also editor of the magazine, which is published by Perpjekja Center on a quarterly basis in Tirana.
  
  Bashkim Shehu, Edi Rama, Ardian Klosi, and Shkëlzen Maliqi are frequent contributors to Përpjekja. The magazine publishes short stories, poems and writings about literary and cultural criticism. The quarterly also features articles on critical evaluations about political developments in the country and about the views of contemporary philosophers and intellectuals such as Jürgen Habermas, George Steiner and Adam Michnik.
  
  