The Polish Book Institute

Last week in Vilnius, the Polish Institute in Vilnius celebrated International Translation Day in a special way, namely by organising a meeting of translators from Polish into Lithuanian and shining a light on those who, through their hard work, break down language barriers and enable us to get to know and love the cultures of other nations. Vytautas Dekšnys, Regina Koženiauskienė, and Vyturys Jarutis were decorated with medals for Merit to Culture Gloria Artis, presented by Ambassador Urszula Doroszewska. The Director of the Book Institute, Dariusz Jaworski, participated in the Saint Jerome's Feast Day celebrations, and the Book Institute was a partner of the event.

In Lithuania, the translation of Olga Tokarczuk's Bieguni (“Flights”) has been recently published. The book was translated by Vyturys Jarutis. The publication was supported by the Book Institute as part of the ©POLAND Translation Programme.