The Macedonians really know how to time those literay awards for maximum publicity effect: Wednesday night they awarded the Табернакул -- whereby:
They have managed pretty well with the prize winners: last year Milan Kundera was one, while this year the prize went to The Museum of Innocence-author (and Nobel laureate) Orhan Pamuk and Good Stalin-author Victor Erofeyev; see, for example, the report: Authors Pamuk and Erofeyev to be presented with "Tabernakul" award.
Not sure who thought it was a good idea to hand out a prize on Christmas day, but I suppose there is an argument to be made for it -- though not much of one, when all is said, I'd suggest.
The award consists of sculpture made by Goran Stamenkov, €5,000 money prize, golden coin featuring recipient's name and publishing the work of the awarded author in Macedonian language.Okay, €5,000 isn't a fortune -- and those Macedonian royalties are going to be a drop in the bucket, too, but still ....
They have managed pretty well with the prize winners: last year Milan Kundera was one, while this year the prize went to The Museum of Innocence-author (and Nobel laureate) Orhan Pamuk and Good Stalin-author Victor Erofeyev; see, for example, the report: Authors Pamuk and Erofeyev to be presented with "Tabernakul" award.
Not sure who thought it was a good idea to hand out a prize on Christmas day, but I suppose there is an argument to be made for it -- though not much of one, when all is said, I'd suggest.