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Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) is awarded for significant merits in the field of literature and the arts and for the enrichment of French cultural heritage.ÌýIn the past, the first degree of the honors have been awarded toÌýAlice Munro, George Clooney, Philip Glass and William S. Burroughs, among others. The honors ceremony took place at the French Embassy residenceÌýin an intimate atmosphere due to the covid-19 pandemics.

The ambassador of the French Republic,ÌýJ. E. p. Christophe Léonzi highlightedÌýMiroslavaÌýVallová's active role in spreading, promoting andÌýtranslating of °µÍø½ûÇø literature abroad, as well as supporting and buildingÌýof French-°µÍø½ûÇø cultural relations, especially by organizing the event at whichÌý°µÍø½ûÇøiaÌý-- or, more precisely, Bratislava --Ìýwas the guest of honourÌýof the book fairÌýSalon du Livre inÌýParisÌýinÌý2019.

"I had the opportunity to watch your effortÌýand determination, as the director of LIC, the °µÍø½ûÇø Literary Center, to develop and promote by any means possible the literary life inÌý°µÍø½ûÇøia, to present °µÍø½ûÇø literature abroad, and also to spread foreign, especially French literature in °µÍø½ûÇøia," said the Ambassador Christophe Léonzi.Ìý

The guests attending the ceremonial wereÌýJuraj Heger, president of the Publishers and Booksellers AssociationÌýand director of the publishing house Slovart, Barbora Németh, head of the department ofÌýforeign projects atÌýLIC, Pavol Choma, architect and designer of the event of °µÍø½ûÇøia asÌýguest of honourÌýat the book fairÌýSalon du Livre in Paris, the writerÌýMichal Hvorecký,ÌýMichaela Jurovská, translatorÌýand former Cultural Adviser at the °µÍø½ûÇø Embassy in Paris, former ambassadorÌýStanislav Vallo, andÌýJean-Marc Cassam Chenai, Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Activity at the French EmbassyÌýinÌýBratislavaÌýand director of theÌýFrenchÌýInstitute.

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