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Top Margin 1 IP/09/1146 Briuselis, 2009 m. liepos 16 d. Dvylikai Europos autorių skirta Europos Sąjungos literatūros premija Šiandien Europos Komisija, Europos knygų leidėjų federacija (EBF), Europos rašytojų taryba (EWC) ir Europos pardavėjų federacija (FEP) paskelbė dvylika Europos autorių, kuriems bus įteikta pirmą kartą skiriama Europos Sąjungos literatūros premija. Premijos bus įteiktos apdovanojimo ceremonijoje Briuselyje rugsėjo 28 d. Henningui Mankelliui, garsiam ir sėkmę pelniusiam švedų rašytojui, pripažįstant jo talentą ir literatūrinę sėkmę, suteikta garbė tapti šių metų Europos Sąjungos literatūros premijos ambasadoriumi. Rugsėjo 28 d. apdovanojimo ceremonijoje dalyvaus Komisijos pirmininkas José Manuelis Barroso, už švietimo, mokymo ir kultūros reikalus atsakingas Europos Komisijos narys Jánas Figelis, premiją laimėjusieji autoriai, naujai paskirtas Europos Sąjungos literatūros premijos ambasadorius Henningas Mankellis ir daug Europos rašytojų, menininkų, leidėjų, redaktorių bei kitų Europos knygų leidybos ir kultūros atstovų. Ceremonija vyks Flagey teatre Briuselyje. Komisijos narys J. Figelis sakė: „Šia premija atkreipiamas dėmesys į iškilius Europos literatūros talentus ir į tai, kiek daug jie gali mums duoti. Ja parodoma Europos stiprybė siekiant literatūros kūrinių kokybės ir puoselėjant kūrybiškumą. Premija siekiama nupūsti dulkes nuo lentynose gulinčių naujųjų autorių darbų, kad jais žavėtis galėtų visos Europos žmonės.“ EBF pirmininkas Johnas Mc Namee teigė: „Šiandien paskirta premija – tai ilgo Europos Komisijos, EBF, EWC ir FEP bendradarbiavimo vaisius. Ši premija – puikus autorių, leidėjų ir knygų pardavėjų darbo įvertinimas. Tai galimybė įveikti kultūrinius Europos skirtumus ir geriau suprasti vieniems kitus. EBF didelė garbė dalyvauti šioje iniciatyvoje, todėl tikimės bendradarbiauti ir ateityje." „Kūrybingas rašytojas – vienas didžiausių žmonijos lobių. Vaizduodami alternatyvius gyvenimo būdus, rašytojai leidžia mums pažvelgti į ateitį, o kritiškai vertindami dabartį – pažinti kitokią tikrovę. Europos Sąjungos literatūros premija – iškilmingas talentingų autorių darbų pripažinimas, juk šie talentai – rytdienos klasikos autoriai," – sakė EWC pirmininkė Pirjo Hiidenmaa. FEP pirmininkas Federico Motta pridūrė: „Šiandien skirtos premijos parodo, koks svarbus vaidmuo tenka visiems knygos gyvenime dalyvaujantiems veikėjams: skirtingomis kalbomis sukurti ir skirtingas kultūras atspindintys įvairių Europos šalių piliečių parašyti nuostabūs kūriniai tampa knygomis, pasiekiančiomis viso žemyno žmones ir padeda puoselėti tokią turtingą Europos kultūrinę įvairovę.“ Apdovanojimo ceremonija vyks po konferencijos „Judanti kultūra“, kurioje bus pateikti ES programos „Kultūra“ projektų rezultatai, ir prieš rugsėjo 29–30 d. vyksiantį Europos kultūros forumą, subursiantį 600 suinteresuotųjų šalių iš kultūros srities. Autoriai ir jų darbai bus pristatyti Frankfurto knygų mugėje spalio mėn.; visus šiuos ir 2010 m. vyks įvairios reklaminės kampanijos. Pagrindiniai faktai Šia premija siekiama atkreipti dėmesį į turtingą ir įvairų Europos šiuolaikinės literatūros kūrybinį potencialą, skatinti literatūros sklaidą Europoje ir raginti domėtis kitų šalių literatūra. Premija bus skiriama trimis etapais: 2009, 2010 ir 2011 m., kiekvienais metais išrenkant 11 ar 12 laureatų. Taigi, iki 2011 m. bus apdovanota po laureatą iš kiekvienos ES kultūros programoje dalyvaujančių 34 šalių. Numatyti šie etapai: 1 etapas, 2009 m.: Austrija, Kroatija, Prancūzija, Vengrija, Airija, Italija, Lietuva, Norvegija, Lenkija, Portugalija, Slovakija ir Švedija. 2 etapas, 2010 m.: Belgija, Kipras, Danija, Estija, Vokietija, Suomija, Liuksemburgas, Makedonija, Rumunija, Slovėnija ir Ispanija. 3 etapas, 2011 m.: Bulgarija, Čekija, Graikija, Islandija, Latvija, Lichtenšteinas, Malta, Serbija, Nyderlandai, Turkija ir Jungtinė Karalystė. 2009 m. laureatams atrinkti buvo pasitelktos nacionalinės komisijos, kurios atrinko po vieną šiuolaikinės grožinės literatūros autorių iš savo šalies.Premijos vertė yra 5 000 EUR, kurie bus skirti kiekvienam laureatui. Be to, pagal kultūros programą bus imtasi priemonių skatinti laimėjusiųjų autorių darbų vertimą į kitas kalbas. Premija finansuojama bendromis Europos Sąjungos programos „Kultūra“ ir EBF, EWC ir FEB konsorciumo lėšomis. Pagal ES programą „Kultūra“ remiami tarptautiniai kultūrinio bendradarbiavimo projektai, įtraukiantys dalyvius iš ne mažiau nei trijų skirtingų programoje dalyvaujančių šalių. Pagal ją taip pat teikiama parama literatūros kūrinių vertimui; ją gali gauti visi kultūros sektoriai, išskyrus garso ir vaizdo sektorių, kuris finansuojamas pagal jam skirtą atskirą programą. Pagal programą taip pat finansuojama Europos Sąjungos kultūros paveldo premija, Europos šiuolaikinės architektūros premija (Mieso van der Rohe apdovanojimas) ir Europos ribų peržengimo premija (skirta padėti pradedantiesiems artistams pasiekti kitų šalių publiką). 2 Appendix The first twelve winners of the European Prize for Literature are: AUSTRIA Winning author: Mr Paulus Hochgatterer Book awarded: Die Süβe des Lebens (2006) – in English: the Sweetness of Life Publishing house: Paul Zsolnay Verlag, Wien CROATIA Winning author: Mrs Mila Pavicevic Book awarded: Djevojčica od leda i druge bajke (2006) – in English: Ice Girl and Other Fairy-tales Publishing house: Naklada Bošković, Split. FRANCE Winning author: Mrs Emmanuelle Pagano Book awarded: Les Adolescents troglodytes (2007) Publishing house: Editions P.O.L, Paris HUNGARY Winning author: Mrs Szécsi Noémi Book awarded: Kommunista Monte Cristo (2006) – In English Communist Monte Cristo Publishing house: Tericum, Budapest IRELAND Winning author: Mrs Karen Gillece Book awarded: Longshore Drift (2006) Publishing house: Hachette, Dublin ITALY Winning author: Mr Daniele Del Giudice Book Awarded: Orizzonte mobile (2009) - in English : Movable Horizon Publishing house: Giulio Einaudi editore 3 LITHUANIA Winning author: Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė Book Awarded: Kvėpavimas į marmurą (2006) - In English Breathing into Marble Publishing house: Alma Littera NORWAY Winning author: Mr Carl Frode Tiller Book Awarded: - Innsirkling (2007) - in English : Encirclement Publishing house: Aschehoug POLAND Winning author: Mr Jacek Dukaj Book Awarded: LÓD ( 2007) – In English ICE Publishing house: Wydawnictwo Literackie PORTUGAL Winning author: Mrs Dulce Maria Cardoso. Book Awarded: Os Meus Sentimentos (2005) Publishing house: Asa Editores SLOVAKIA Winning author: Pavol Rankov Book Awarded: Stalo sa prvého septembra (alebo inokedy) (2008) - In English It Happened on September the First (or whenever) Publishing house: Kalligram SWEDEN Winning author: Mrs Helena Henschen Book Awarded: I skuggan av ett brott (2004) . In English The Shadow of a Crime Publishing house: Brombergs 4 The CVs for the 2009 winners: AUSTRIA Winning author: Mr Paulus Hochgatterer Book awarded: Die Süβe des Lebens (2006) – in English: the Sweetness of Life Publishing house: Paul Zsolnay Verlag, Wien Biography: Paulus Hochgatterer, born in 1961, lives as a writer and child therapist in Vienna. He has received diverse literary prizes and commendations, most recently the Elias Canetti Stipend of the town of Vienna, and is the author of several novels and story collection. CROATIA Winning author: Mrs Mila Pavicevic Book awarded: Djevojčica od leda i druge bajke (2006) – in English: Ice Girl and Other Fairy-tales Publishing house: Naklada Bošković, Split. Biography: Mila Pavićević was born in Dubrovnik on the 4th of July 1988. She reads Comparative literature and Greek language and literature at the Zagreb University. She received several literary awards for young writers in Croatia. FRANCE Winning author: Mrs Emmanuelle Pagano Book awarded: Les Adolescents troglodytes (2007) Publishing house: Editions P.O.L, Paris Biography: Emmanuelle Pagano was born in Aveyron in September 1969. She lives today in Ardèche, with three children, born in April 1991, September 1995 and May 2003. She graduated in Fine Arts, and has done university researches in the field of esthetics in the cinema as well as the multimedia. 5 HUNGARY Winning author: Mrs Szécsi Noémi Book awarded: Kommunista Monte Cristo (2006) – In English Communist Monte Cristo Publishing house: Tericum, Budapest Biography: Szécsi Noémi (1976), writer and translator. She graduated in Finnish and English in Budapest, and studied cultural anthropology in Helsinki. She published her first novel, Finno-Ugrian Vampire in 2002, reprinted in 2003 due to its success. The script based on the novel was shortlisted by the workshop of Sundance Institute. Communist Monte Cristo, published in 2006 – besides being a historical novel and a saga of a family – is an artistic interpretation of the history of communist idea in Hungary based on elaborate research. IRELAND Winning author: Mrs Karen Gillece Book awarded: Longshore Drift (2006) Publishing house: Hachette, Dublin Biography: Karen Gillece was born in Dublin in 1974. She studied Law at University College Dublin and worked for several years in the telecommunications industry before turning to writing full-time. She was short listed for the Hennessy New Irish Writing Award in 2001, and her short stories have been widely published in literary journals and magazines. Longshore Drift has been translated into German, and is published by Verlagsgruppe Random House. 6 ITALY Winning author: Mr Daniele Del Giudice Book Awarded: Orizzonte mobile (2009) - in English : Movable Horizon Publishing house: Giulio Einaudi editore Biography Daniele Del Giudice was born
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