Moscow (VNA) – Vietnamese female writer andtranslator Nguyen Thuy Anh was honoured with the annual Russian award forliterature translation during a ceremony held in Moscow on February 16 (thefirst day of the traditional Lunar New Year).
Her prized work is “My Olga Bertgolts” that is translatedinto Vietnamese and published in Hanoi in 2010 on the occasion of the 100thbirth anniversary of Russian poet Olga Bertgolts (1910-1975).
Living and working in Russia for 17 years, Nguyen Thuy Anhhad learnt about the life of poet Olga Bertgolts for 10 years before decidingto publish the translated work. She expressed her belief that more classic andcontemporary Russian literary works will be brought to Vietnamese readers inthe future.
The annual award, presented on February 16 in Moscow, wasinitiated by the Russian Writers’ Association and the Literature Foundation“Road of Life” of Saint Petersburg city in 2015 with an aim to honour translationof Russian and foreign literature and strengthen ties between cultures.
The award is not open to entries featuring violence,drug abuse, crimes and anti-social activities.-VNA
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