Kadare Prize
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The Kadare Prize (Albanian: Çmimi Kadare), established in 2015, is a literary prize awarded annually to a work by an Albanian author. It is named in honour of the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare. Winners are awarded 10,000 euros.
List of Winners
Winners
2018
Winner
Virgjil Muçi for his novel Piramida e shpirtrave (Pyramid of Souls)
Juria
Kim Mehmeti (chair)
Genciana Abazi
Agim Baçi
Ledia Dushi
Eni Vasili
Shortlist
Vera Bekteshi - Një rrugë e gjatë pa krye
Virgjil Muci - Piramida e shpirtrave
Gazmend Krasniqi - Triologjia e Shkodrës
Rudina Cupi - Shenjat e pikësimit
Thanas Dino - Prishja ose Ndërrimi dhe ndalimi
2017
Winner
Musa Ramadani for his novel “The Prophet from Prague”
Jury
Bashkim Shehu (chair)
Agim Baçi
Ylljet Aliçka
Ledia Dushi
Mirela Oktrova
Shortlist
The winner was announced on 28 May 2017 by Frédéric Mitterrand.
2016
Winner
Shkëlqim Çela, for his “Embriologji” (Embriology).
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