ELKOST International literary agency - Ludmila Ulitskaya wins a major South Korean literary award

It was announced today that Ludmila Ulitskaya became a winner of the 2012 Park Kyung-ni Prize, a global literary award established in 2011 to honor the spirit of the late Korean novelist Park Kyung-ni. For reference, the other 2012 finalists were US American author, poet, and activist Alice Walker, British Indian novelist and essayist Salman Rushdie, and Russian writer Vladimir Makanin.

Park Kyung-ni (or Pak Kyong Ni) (1926-2008) was a prominent South Korean novelist regarded as one of the most famous and respected writers in South Korea. Park opened Toji Culture Center on the spot of her original home in Wonju, Gangwon Province, in 1999, and served as a chairperson of the board of trustees of the Toji Culture Foundation established in 1996.

Better Not to Talk Aloud, a novel by Józef Mackiewicz

Original Polish title: Nie trzeba głośno mówić

Rights status: available for all languages less Polish and Lithuanian.

Published by: Polish - KOSTRA, Lithuanian - BRIEDIS

An epic sequel to Droga donikąd (Road to Nowhere) and a panoramic view of the Nazi occupation and the maze of underground resistance networks that opposed each other as much as they fought the Germans. The largest underground organisation, the Home Army, although linked to the Polish Government in Exile, facilitated the "liberation" by the Red Army.

The Note. Life of Rudolf Barshai, by Oleg Dorman (NF)

Rights sold: Russia – CORPUS BOOKS, Latvia – JANIS ROZES

The 90-minutes interview with Rudolf Barshai was filmed in the great musician's house in Switzerland, in 2010, shortly before the great artist's death, and broadcast on Culture TV Channel in 2012. One journalist mentioned his "unswerving feeling of implication in someone else's talent and happiness" after The Note opening night.

Born in Russia in 1924, Rudolf Barshai was the leading Russian viola player of his generation and an important conductor, particularly in the music of Dmitri Shostakovich. His scope of talent encompassed a celebrated career as a viola soloist, conductor and arranger, the likes of which may never be seen again.

Barshai knew Shostakovich's music on a very intimate level. He studied with the great composer, and often performed Shostakovich's music with the composer at the piano. They became close personal friends. He was also close with Prokofiev, with whom he discussed...

Ludmila Ulitskaya wins a major South Korean literary award - 28/09/2012

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Better Not to Talk Aloud, a novel by Józef Mackiewicz

The Note. Life of Rudolf Barshai, by Oleg Dorman (NF)