Best foreign novel of 2012 Haruki Murakami , 1Q84 - Volumes 1 & 2 and 3 Message from Haruki Murakami where the author expresses his gratitude for the award. He accepted it with great pleasure because Greece was the first foreign country he visited in his life 31 years ago and since then never misses the opportunity to visit it occasionally. He has even stay on an island for a time where he wrote a novel: ギリシャは今から三十年前、僕が生まれて初めて訪問した外国です。その美しさにすっ かり心を奪われて、そのあと何度も足を運びました。しばらく島に暮らして、小説を書 いたこともあります。そういう国の賞をいただけたことは、僕にとっての何よりの歓び です。ありがとうございました。 村上春樹 http://ppt.cc/u8Z~ The Athens Prize for Literature 2013 The Athens Prize for Literature for best Greek and Foreign Novel published in 2012 ceremony took place in the Cavafy Room in the Cultural Centre of Athens on Saturday, December 28th , at 18:00. The awards were presented by Deputy Mayor Mrs. Nellie Papahelas . Short presentations for the candidates to be awarded books did both coordinators and novelists Theodore Grigoriadis and Chrysa Spyropoulos. The prize is a statuette by sculptor Theodoros and a Mont Blanc pen which will be sent to the writer via his publisher. Awards: Best foreign novel of 2012 Haruki Murakami , 1Q84 - Volumes 1 & 2 and 3 Other nominations: Martin Valser , The man who knew to love Kiara Gaberale , The lights in the houses of others Ann Enright , The Forgotten Waltz Jeffrey Eugenides , The marriage plot Nicole Krauss ,Great House Don DeLillo , Omega Point Tea Obrecht , The Tiger's wife Tom Rachman The imperfectionists Aris Fioretos , The Last Greek Best Greek novel: Maria Xylouris “How The World Ends” --

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