The most famous theatre in the world has hosted a unique event presenting the relations of the brilliant playwright with Poland. It includes, inter alia, plays by Kochanowski and Wyspianski. The festival was organised in cooperation with Polish cultural institutions, including the Book Institute.
The laureate of this year’s award The Prix Laure-Bataillon for the best foreign-language book translated into French in the last year was Maryla Laurent for the translation of Olga Tokarczuk's Księgi Jakubowe (“The Books of Jacob”).
Your Excellency Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to the Republic of Poland, Dear Director of the Book Institute, Dear Chairman and Members of the Jury of the Transatlantyk Award, Ladies and Gentlemen, who share the love of a word full of meanings, Dear Hendrik!