Respected colleagues, dear Ambassador, respected Dean of the Faculty of Philology “Blaže Koneski“ in Skopje. I am very glad to be here today, and it is a great, great honor. As already mentioned, we are at the Faculty of Philology, the place where I receive this award, and that makes me especially pleased. Nineteen years ago...
DetailsI thank the committee from the bottom of my heart: Jana [Mihajlovska], Vladimir [Jankovski], Zorica [Nikolovska], thank you very much for the trust you have in my writing, I am touched. Of course, it is not easy to say something very smart now. I want to thank my publishers. I am here for the second time. Last year with "Artkonekt" and this year with "Antolog"...
DetailsBookStar is 10 years of struggle. A struggle for freedom. A struggle for the freedom of thought. A struggle to remain oneself. A struggle to belong, but also a struggle to be different. BookStar is 10 years of inspiration. Inspiration for writers, for readers, for the silenced, and inspiration for the forgotten. Who all did BookStar inspire?...
DetailsDear guests, dear readers, dear writers and translators, dear organizers of Bookstar, thank you for bestowing me the honor of opening this festival. I was born in 1981 in Skopje, in what was once Yugoslavia. As one of the smallest countries in the federation, with a language codifed in 1945, I can testify that our generation...
DetailsOctober 4, 2024, Skopje Over the past ten years, "Bookstar" has transformed into a unique literary spectacle that brought full halls and full hearts to the four festival days. This is the main impression of the participants and visitors of the tenth anniversary edition of the Festival of European Literature, which was held from September 30 to October 3 under the motto...
DetailsOctober 3, 2024, Skopje - With the event "The Literary Metaphysics of Alessandro Barrico: The Metamorphosis of the Imagination," which includes an online conversation with the author Alessandro Barrico from Italy, this year's jubilee edition of the festival of European literature "Bukstar". This is also the first of its kind direct contact of the great Italian and world author with his Macedonian audience, after the...
DetailsThe "Dragi" award for the best literary translation into the Macedonian language went to Anastasija Gjurchinova, for the translation from Italian of the work "The Intimate Life" by the author Niccolò Ammaniti published by "Antolog". The commission for awarding the prize, composed of prof. Dr. Zorica Nikolovska, a representative selected from the Faculty of Philology "Blaže Koneski" - Skopje, Jana Mihajlovska, a member of the family...
DetailsOctober 2, 2024, Skopje - Today awaits us the most fulfilled day from the program of the annual "BookStar" Festival, including the awarding ceremony of Iceland's Jón Kalman Stefánsson BookStar 2024 and the Čalgija Sound System concert for the occasion of the two anniversaries - 10 years of "Bookstar" and 25 years of "Antolog"! The day will start with "Literary opening
DetailsANNOUNCEMENT PACKED HALL FOR THE OPENING OF THE ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF "BOOKSTAR"! October 1, 2024, Skopje - "Bookstar" is ten years of inspiration. Inspiration for writers, for readers, for the silenced and inspiration for the forgotten - this was stated by the organizer of the festival and editor-in-chief of "Antolog", Žarko Kujundjiski, at the official opening of the tenth, jubilee edition...
Details1. What does the initiative for the "Dragi" award represent for you? Last year, when the "Dragi” Award was established, I felt joy and approval. And for two reasons: first, because this award bears the name of my colleague from the Faculty of Philology, Professor Dragi Mihajlovski, who with his translation activity set reference values in the field of translation on Macedonian soil...
DetailsWhat does the "Dragi" award initiative represent for you? A noble initiative to highlight quality translations, a contribution to the affirmation of the Macedonian language, and a reminder that the task of the translator is no less important than that of the author. I believe that this award will remain a perennial tradition and will do a lot for the translator to come out of his invisibility more and more. In addition, the "Dragi" award is a fond memory of Professor Dragi Mihajlovski, who had great love...
Details30 септември 2024, Скопје – Фестивалот за европска литература „Букстар“ (BookStar ) почетокот на своето јубилејно, десетто издание, ќе го означи денеска, а ќе трае до 3 октомври. Програмата на фестивалот опфаќа дваесетина настани: разговори со автори, промоции на книги, средби со студенти, панел-дискусии, книжевни читања, креативни работилници поткасти, музички концерти, изложба, стендап шоу, доделување…
DetailsSeptember 27th 2024, Skopje – “BookStar” Festival has announced the complete program for its tenth edition and it includes a number of attractive events and impressive names from different European countries - Jón Kalman Stefánson (Iceland), Alessandro Baricco (Italy), Kristian Novak (Croatia), Zdravka Evtimova (Bulgaria), José Luís Peixoto (Portugal), Igor Marojević (Serbia), Paola Peretti (Italy), Faruk Šehić...
Details1. What does the "Dragi" award initiative represent for you? The "Dragi" Award fills an obvious void in our cultural space, as for a long time we have been facing a lack of this type of recognition that would value that proven painstaking, and not always adequately compensated, work of literary translators.
Details1. What does the "Dragi" award initiative represent for you? When I think of Dragi Mihajlovski, I think of a teacher. Dragi is one of my teachers, although he was never my professor. When I say teacher, I mean someone I look up to, someone who is a shining example of how to work. I learn from both his translations and his source texts.
Details1. What does the "Dragi" award initiative represent for you? The establishment of the "Dragi" award itself is a well-deserved recognition of the contribution of the respected colleague and friend Dragi Mihajlovski to the theory and practice of translation, especially literary translation. Whenever I saw him, I used to greet him with 'nomen est omen', because his name really marked him as especially DEAR (DRAG - wordplay with Dragi's name), equally loved by students and colleagues long before he became a professor. Namely, he was that magnet who with his gentleness, with his unobtrusive and deep knowledge, drew everyone...
DetailsAt the penultimate meeting for the awarding of the prize for the best literary translation “Dragi”, the jury committee consisting of Jana Mihajlovska PhD, Zorica Nikolovska PhD and Vladimir Jankovski selected the ladt round of five translators-finalist eoth publications published by five publishing houses and translations made from four different languages (the translators are listed according...
DetailsThe jury committee consisting of: Jana Mihajlovska, PhD, Zorica Nikolovska, PhD and Vladimir Jankovski decided that this year’s international award will go to Benjamin Langer, university professor and translator, for the translation of the timeless novel “Pirej” by Petre M. Andreevski. The idea came from the fact that this year we celebrate the 90th birthday of the author, and 44...
DetailsЧленовите на жири-комисијата за наградата за најдобар книжевен превод „Драги“ го одржа својот прв работен состанок на 20 август 2024 (вторник) во просториите на издавачката куќа „Антолог“ и одлучи во првиот круг на селекција да влезат 22 изданија од 14 издавачки куќи, во превод на 23 преведувачи и од 11 различни јазици. Делата што влегуваат…
DetailsIt is with great pleasure to announce that by the deadline for submission of the nominations for the “Dragi” award (July 1, 2024), the organizer's editorial office has received a record 43 works translated into the Macedonian language, both in print and in electronic format. There are 40 translators competing for the award, which is more than last year. The books were published by 18 publishing...
DetailsJune 27th 2024, Skopje – The Festival of European Literature “BookStar” 2024 has shared its visual identity of the 10th, jubilee Edition of the Festival, which will be held from September 30th until October 3rd on different locations in Skopje, North Macedonia. The slogan of the festival, which every year challenges creative thinking and engagement is „Преобразба“ (The Metamorphosis), and is inspired by the works of Franz Kafka.
DetailsОТВОРЕН Е КОНКУРСОТ ЗА НАГРАДАТА ЗА НАЈДОБАР ПРЕВОД „ДРАГИ“ 2024 Наградата за најдобар превод на македонски јазик „Драги“ е воспоставена за да се направи вреднување на преведувачката продукција во Македонија, како и да се истакне вредноста и важноста на преведувањето за нашиот културен простор. За наградата може да се учествува со…
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