FIT has an international translation award designed to promote the translation of literary works written in languages of limited diffusion. The objectives of the award are to improve the quality of such literary translations and to draw attention to the role of translators in bringing the peoples of the world closer together in terms of culture.
2017 winner
György Buda
nominated by the Austrian Association of Literary and Scientific Translators (AALST)
Winners of the Karel Čapek Medal
Year | Winner | . |
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2017 | György Buda | Austria / Autriche |
2014 | Kari Kemény | Norway / Norvège |
2011 | Daniel Kunene | South Africa / Afrique du Sud |
2008 | Juhani Salokannel | Finland / Finlande |
2005 | Dr. Christa Rothmeir | Austria / Autriche |
2002 | Turid Farbregd | Norway / Norvège |
1999 | Helena Kadecková | Czech Republic / République Tchèque |
1996 | Jerzy Lítwiniuk | Poland / Pologne |