Shqipe Sylejmani was born in Prishtina, Kosovo, in 1988 and has lived in Switzerland since the age of four. She studied journalism and communication in Zurich and has been involved in the field of cultural promotion since 2018 as president of the association “Kulturwerkstatt: Techno.” The Kosovo-Swiss author processed her migration experiences in her debut work “Bürde & Segen” (Burden & Blessing). “Würde und Vergebung” is the sequel, which tells of the waves of migration of Albanians to other countries.