President Poroshenko signs decree on awarding presidential prize ‘Ukrainian Book of the Year’

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed the decree on annual awarding of the presidential prize ‘Ukrainian Book of the Year’ to distinguish the authors, publishers and publishing houses for their significant contribution to the popularization of Ukrainian books and the development of domestic publishing industry.

This is reported by the press service of the Head of State.

"In 2016, the winner in the nomination "For outstanding achievements in the field of fiction literature" became one of the most popular and world-famous Ukrainian writer, Serhiy Zhadan for his book Mesopotamia,” the statement reads.

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