Evriviadis Sofos received the best translation award. Credit: LEA

Translator Evriviadis Sofos received the best translation award at the 16th LEA (Literature in Athens) Festival which aims to form cultural and literary bridges between Latin America, Spain, Greece and Portugal through words and letters.

Organized under the auspices of the Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, and supported by the Libra Group and Libra Philanthropies, the event was attended by guests from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico and Uruguay.

At the main festival event which place earlier this week at the Amphitheater of the Acropolis Museum, Sofos was awarded for his translation from Catalan of the book “Uncertain Glory” by Spanish writer Joan Sales, published by Agra Editions in 2023.

The LEA Festival inaugurated the literary translation prize in 2021 with a symbolic prize of 1,000 euros. This year, 35 books were submitted to the LEA festival for judging.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/

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