It was promoted at the National Library “Pjetër Bogdani” in Prishtina, the prize-winning book Kadare 2017, by Kosovar writer Musa Ramdani. “The Prophet from Prague” has received criticisms from critics and scholars participating in the promotion ceremony
Kadare 2017 Prize winner at the Pristina Library, Ramadani: “I am a practitioner, I am not a master. As they spoke postfestum, for my prophet and the Kafka, I was distracted by the thought: if I had a phone in those moments, where I am, what would I say: I am where the light of the plinth gardens from above, through the roof Radiates this temple of the book … ”
At the National Library “Pjetër Bogdani”, the “Kadare” Prize winner of the Musa Ramadan “Prophet of Prague” book was promoted in 2017. At a ceremony where Kosovar writers were invited, but also with the participation of some members of the jury Mirela Oktrova, Ledia Dushi and Agim Baçi, the book of Ramdani is reconfirmed for artistic value, but as a sign of the novel that rewrites the author, and the writer versus writing, literature. The jury was told that this time this price went to the right place, the right time and the right author.
Focusing on the controversy and debate this year, Kadare’s award Mirela Oktrova, one of the members of the jury, said that with the work “The Prophet from Prague” among the competing works, it was not easy to split the prize. Among other things, I noted that “the public discussion of the prize and the winner and the publication of all opinions in the MAPO paper is another indication of the seriousness of the way of managing the prize by its creators, as well as an authority certificate for the award itself Kadare, whose revelation preceded the utmost seriousness and the profoundly objective assessment of inflows – far from any interest, affiliation, influence, cliché or prejudice.
Objectively, this should be seen as emancipation and model, which will be welcomed and supported, whether subjectively or from the point of view of the traffic of interests, can be perceived as arrogance or risk to the cliché, which we have so far been appraised and prejudiced. ”
The researcher from Kosovo, Femi Cakolli, praising Musa Ramadani’s work, said: “Like the ancient authors, classics of antiquity had the norm to give the theme of the work at the beginning, so did Musa Ramadani with his work. Through this work he returns or revives Franc Skull from death after 41 years of his death. ”
While the author of this award, present at this meeting, Musa Ramadani, irons of controversy and controversy, and a kind of modest care on his report as a literary writer, said that “I am but an actor, not a master “. Ramdani, conveying the impressions he causes whenever he is in the Pristina Library, said that it could be an ideal place where plays can be played, sung, interpreted and executed.
“All of you are my beloved associate friends so I feel myself in a sleep. Very nice that was held here. This ambience resembles an ancient amphitheater. If the leaders of this institution would have the understanding at least to consider a proposal that I would call this amphitheater environment 101 “.
Ramadan closed his word with two verses of one of his poems: Does love die a day / no, not a divorce if death dies / and then in this world / love arises from itself. The “Kadare” prize was awarded by the European Institute “Gramoz Pashko”, worth 10 thousand euros.
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