Background
Spiro Dine was born in 1846 in Vithkuq, in the region of Korçë, southeastern Albania.
Spiro Dine was born in 1846 in Vithkuq, in the region of Korçë, southeastern Albania.
His most known work "Waves of the Sea" was at the time of its publication the longest book printed in Albanian. In 1866 he migrated to Egypt at an Albanian colony, where he met Thimi Mitko, an Albanian folklorist from Korçë and helped him complete his work on Albanian folklore titled "The Albanian Bee" (Albanian: Bleta Shqipëtare). His work Waves of the Sea (Albanian: Valët e Detit), a collection of Albanian history and literature was published at Sofia and at the time of its publication in 1908 it was the longest book printed in the Albanian language.
Spiro Dine also wrote poems and satires.
Dine was member of the Society for the Publication of Albanian Writings (Albanian: Shoqëri e të shtypurit shkronjavet shqip), and responsible for establishing the Egyptian branch in Shibin First Rate (at Lloyd's) Kawm, during 1881.
