2012 Literary Translation Awards

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2012 Literary Translation Awards

The State Literary Translation Awards for 2011, concerning publications that appeared in 2010, were announced on February 14 by the Directorate of Contemporary Culture of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture.

The award for translating a Greek literary work into a foreign language was shared by Peter Jeffreys, for his translation of Selected Prose Works by Constantine Cafavy in English, and Carmen Vilela, for the Spanish translation of Short Stories of Syros (Relatos de Syros) by Emmanuel Rhoides.

The award for the best translation of a foreign work into Greek was assigned to Aris Berlis for his translation of Jan Morris’ Venice, while Professor Dimitris Maronitis received the award for best translation from Ancient Greek into Modern Greek, for his work on Homer’s Iliad.

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