ANNOUNCEMENT AND DRAGI AWARD OF 2023.
- "Dragi" аward for the best translation to the Macedonian language
- "Dragi" international award for the most significant translation of a Macedonian author abroad
In 2022, the "Antolog" publishing house established the "Dragi" award for the best translation of a literary text in the Macedonian language. This year, 39 translators from 17 publishing houses and two private editions were nominated for the "Dragi" award. Among the nominees were translations of books from 15 languages.
After several rounds, the five finalists are:
- Anastasija Gjurčinova for the translation from Italian of "Five Short Novels and a Few Stories" by Natalia Ginzburg, published by "Artkonekt".
- Zlatko Panzov, for the translation from Hungarian of "Captivity" by György Spiró, published by "Artkonekt".
- Ivan Šopov for the translation from Croatian of "On the Edge of Reason" by Miroslav Krleža, published by "Begemot".
- Ljubica Arsovska for the translation from English of "Elizabeth Finch" by Julian Barnes, published by "Artkonekt".
- Nikola Gjelinčeski for the translation from Spanish of "Presongs of postspanish and other songs" by Jorge Enrique Adoum, published by "Alef Publications".
Who will be the first winner of this significant award?
Come and find out at the official ceremony of the Faculty of Philology "Blaže Koneski" on Monday from 2 p.m.