The Albanian writer, Ismail Kadare, withdrew the Career Award for 2017, issued by the Science Academy of Albania.
“I am very honored by these words. I don’t want to show either megalomania or modesty. I think that art, science, the thinking spectrum, is all above these. We are all members of the same family, to the level that is needed in every nation and every people”, Kadare said as he received the award.
Ismail Kadare has honored Albania’s name through his work the same way Mother Theresa did.
Since 1970, when his novel “The General of the Dead Army” was translated into French, Kadare has been nominated for the Nobel prize as many times as Roth or Murakami.
With his universal writing, in the language of a small and ancient people, Kadare brought down the language, political and ideological barriers, portraying Albania’s roots and history around the world.
Kadare’s work has been translated into 40 languages of the world, and has won several awards, such as “Man Booker Prize”, “Prince of Asturia”, the “Jerusalem Prize”, the “Albanian Language in Kosovo”, “Commander of the Legion of Honour”, and dozens of other awards.
He is a member of both the French and Albanian Academy. This time, Kadare was honored exactly at his home, the Albanian Science Academy.
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