{"id":25634,"date":"2021-11-20T13:34:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T12:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=25634"},"modified":"2021-11-20T13:40:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T12:40:47","slug":"tirana-book-fair-award-ceremony-best-book-and-author-of-the-year-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/tirana-book-fair-award-ceremony-best-book-and-author-of-the-year-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Tirana Book Fair award ceremony, Best Book and Author of the Year revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, awards were distributed at the 24th Tirana Book Fair, including Best Author and Best Book of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBest Book of the Year\u201d was declared \u201cThe Genius of the Nation\u201d written by Uran Butka on the life and work of Mid\u2019hat Frash\u00ebri, an Albanian renowned author and diplomat, and an important figure during the Albanian National Awakening.<\/p>\n<p>Virgjil Mu\u00e7i was honored as \u201cBest Author of the Year\u201d for \u201cFajin ma ka Gjuha\u201d, the third part of a narrative trilogy of fairytales.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Tourism Mirela Kumbaro was awarded by the French Embassy, a price attributed for translations from French.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBest Translation Work\u201d went to Flavia Kaba, for her translation of the international phenomenon \u201cThe Shadow of the Wind\u201d, by the late world-acclaimed Spanish novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafon.<\/p>\n<p>The 24th Tirana Book Fair kicked off at the Palace of Congresses after a two-year absence due to the pandemic and will remain open until Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/11\/17\/annual-book-fair-returns-to-tirana-after-2-year-pause\/\">Annual Book Fair returns to Tirana after 2-year pause<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/27\/culture-weekend-from-book-fairs-to-exhibitions-to-theater-plays-heres-the-list-of-events-you-shouldnt-miss\/\">Culture weekend \u2013 from book fairs to art shows to theater, here\u2019s this week\u2019s events list<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/ilva-now\/2021\/06\/03\/free-coming-of-age-at-the-end-of-history-a-book-about-a-child-during-albanias-transition-into-democracy\/\">\u2018Free\u2019 Coming of age at the End of History: A book about a child during Albania\u2019s transition into democracy<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, awards were distributed at the 24th Tirana Book Fair, including Best Author and Best Book of the Year. 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