
The Presidency of Kosovo has announced that the famous Albanian writer, Ismail Kadare, has been granted the citizenship of Kosovo. According to the announcement, President Vjosa Osmani signed the citizenship decree for Kadare on Tuesday, and it will be handed over to the author during her visit to Albania in the near future.
The president, after signing the decree, is quoted as having said that "granting citizenship to the icon of Albanian literature, the writer Ismail Kadare, is an honor of the state of Kosovo for the creator, who is constantly an important point of reference for Albanians everywhere in the world".
"The Republic of Kosovo and its citizens feel honored by the outstanding personality of the nation, our world-class writer, Ismail Kadare, who with his creativity has affirmed our language, culture and tradition", said Osmani .
Ismail Kadare, this year was decorated with the "Hasan Prishtina" order, which is given by the Presidency of Kosovo to the most outstanding personalities of culture, art, and society. Author of novels such as "Broken April", "Chronicles in Stone", "Castle", "The General of the Dead Army", as well as many other works, Kadare, 87 years old, is one of the most popular figures of Albanian literature. since the 1960s.
He has won many literary awards around the world throughout his career, and has been mentioned several times as a possible candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. His works have been translated and published in about 30 languages.
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