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10.09.2021

Irena Brežná Receives Hermann Kesten Prize

Irena Brežná Receives Hermann Kesten Prize

On August 17th,-Swiss authorIrena Brežná𳦱𾱱ٳHermannKesten Prize, awarded bythe German PENCentre. Ralf Nestmeyer, vice president of the centre, has statedthat in case of Brežná, the centre is not just awarding an author whose work reflects her own immigrant experience, but rather an author who has committed part of her life to tirelessly defending justice and freedom, and who gave voice to dissidents andpersecuted people in theEastern Europe. The prize comes with a financial award of 10.000 EURO. The awarding ceremony will take place in the State Theater ofDarmstadt on November 18th. You can find more information on the .

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