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J. E. p. Christophe Léonzi awardedMiroslavaVallová the knightlyOrder of Arts and Letterson May 7th.
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.In the past, the first degree of the honors have been awarded toAlice Munro, George Clooney, Philip Glass and William S. Burroughs, among others. The honors ceremony took place at the French Embassy residencein an intimate atmosphere due to the covid-19 pandemics.
The ambassador of the French Republic,J. E. p. Christophe Léonzi highlightedMiroslavaVallová's active role in spreading, promoting andtranslating of literature abroad, as well as supporting and buildingof French- cultural relations, especially by organizing the event at whichia-- or, more precisely, Bratislava --was the guest of honourof the book fairSalon du Livre inParisin2019.
"I had the opportunity to watch your effortand determination, as the director of LIC, the Literary Center, to develop and promote by any means possible the literary life inia, to present literature abroad, and also to spread foreign, especially French literature in ia," said the Ambassador Christophe Léonzi.
The guests attending the ceremonial wereJuraj Heger, president of the Publishers and Booksellers Associationand director of the publishing house Slovart, Barbora Németh, head of the department offoreign projects atLIC, Pavol Choma, architect and designer of the event of ia asguest of honourat the book fairSalon du Livre in Paris, the writerMichal Hvorecký,Michaela Jurovská, translatorand former Cultural Adviser at the Embassy in Paris, former ambassadorStanislav Vallo, andJean-Marc Cassam Chenai, Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Activity at the French EmbassyinBratislavaand director of theFrenchInstitute.
