Kyrgyzstani writer Sultan Raev, Secretary General of the International Organization of Turkic Culture, TURKSOY, has received the international Golden Pen literary prize for his novel The Flood, or Topon.
The International Jury's Decision
According to TURKSOY, Moscow's literary community presented the award to Raev following a decision by an international jury. TURKSOY also says the prize has existed since 2004 and that authors from more than 70 countries have taken part in its projects.
The novel explores human destiny and social values. It has been translated into Italian, Hungarian, Russian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, and Uzbek.
Other Honours
Topon previously won the Grand Prix at an international literary competition in Sweden. Raev has also received an international prize named after Henryk Sienkiewicz.
