Maltese literature
The Maltese language is unique in the world. With only around half a million speakers worldwide, it's the only Semitic language which is an official language of a European/EU country, and the only Semitic language written in the Latin alphabet. It's similar to Arabic, but evolved independently and heavily influenced by Italian.
Due to the bilinguality of most inhabitants of Malta, there's not a long history of Maltese literature. For this reason I'm not suggesting a particular Maltese-language work or author for the topic challenge, but rather the whole collective. Examples of Maltese literature freely available online:
- The oldest known Maltese text is Il-Kantilena, a 15th-century rhyming poem rediscovered in the 1960s.
- Two books of Maltese poetry with English translations are freely available from their author.
- I found a site which recommends some texts both of and about Maltese literature.
This is a very niche topic, so let's help to promote it!