They've taken their time, but, hey, there's no need for rush in recognizing literary excellence, and now, as the Famagusta Gazette reports:
The results of the competition for the 2010 Literature State Awards were announced today by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture.Among the winners: the National Fiction Award went to Δέκα χιλιάδες μέλισσες ('Ten thousand bees') by Antis Rodites (Άντης Ροδίτης):
which according to the announcement recreates memories from Cyprus' recent history, having as its main basis the betrayal of the national visions through ideological clashes that have injured the island's Hellenism.(And, yes, as that description may also suggest, these awards, while 'national' are surely a bit ... how shall one put it ? one-sided.)