Translation of the epopee Les Misérables saw the light of translation in Albanian about a century after Sami Frashëri had translated it in Turkish. The then regime would not allow the full publication of this novel, but Misto Treska refused to step out even a small part. Better not published than to offer it in a mutilated form to the reader – he insisted. For this reason this work remained in his drawers for about 18 years. Treska's translations are to be found in Hugo Museum in Paris, together with one of his dedication introductions, titled Translating Hugo means translating France.
