The National Book and Reading Center organized a memorial meeting with friends, family and fans of Robert Shvarci’s work yesterday evening. The attendees traveled back in time, feeling close to Robert Shvarc, the man who gave so much to the Albanian culture.

The author of the masterpieces of world literature was remembered in the spaces of the National Book and Reading Center, where among the personalities of art and culture, there was also his son, Edvin Shvarc.

Robert Shvarc was born in Sarajevo on December 10, 1932. He translated some of the world’s greatest works into Albanian, among which we can mention the novels of Remark, Goethe, Fojtvanger, Marquis, etc. He has also translated some Albanian authors and poets into German, such as Kadare, Agolli, Spahiu, Bushaka, Arapi, Lako, etc.
In Germany, he became known as a translator of Albanian literature, and for this, on May 2, 1995, the President of the Federal Republic of Germany honored him with the “Cross of Merit”, as the first cultural personality from the countries of the former communist East.

Robert Shvarci was awarded the title of “Grand Master” by the President of the Republic in December 2002, while in January 2003, a few months before his death, the Municipal Council of Tirana declared him “Honorary Citizen”. On May 6, 2016, the President of the Republic,awarded him “Honour of the Nation”.

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