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Open Day

26.11.2011

After over two years of building work, the Jan Michalski Foundation invited the inhabitants of Montricher and its neighbouring villages to visit the Maison de l’Ecriture, which is still under construction in Montricher. On a beautiful autumnal day, the visitors were able to walk around under the canopy and, by following a specially prepared route...

The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2011

16.11.2011

The Jury has awarded the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2011 to György Dragomán for The White King, a fascinating and deeply troubling novel that describes the harsh reality of everyday life under a dictatorial regime, seen through the eyes of a child. Born in 1973 in Transylvania in the Hungarian minority, György Dragomán has lived in Budapest...

Book Fair

3.05.2011

The Jan Michalski Foundation has participated at the 25th International Book and Press Fair in Geneva. The innovative design of the stand attracted a large audience intrigued by the canopy and the model of the Maison de l’Ecriture. Visitors were invited to watch the movie about the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2010 ceremony and several...

The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2010

16.11.2010

The Jury awarded the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2010 to Aleksandar Hemon for The Lazarus Project, a cosmopolitan novel of penetrating elegance. Born in Sarajevo in 1964, Aleksandar Hemon lives in Chicago in the United States. The winning novel, The Lazarus Project, was written directly in English. Situated both in Chicago in 1908 and in the...

Bouquet du chantier

28.09.2010

On 28 September, one year after the laying of the first stone, the bouquet du chantier or “topping out” ceremony marking the end of the main structural work of the Maison de l’Ecriture was celebrated at a joyous gathering. The unusual architecture of this site that is dedicated to literature can now be seen. The library and the attached multifunctional...

Launch of the Jan Michalski Price for Literature

27.10.2009

Launched at the Geneva Press Club, the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature is attributed each year by the Foundation to crown a work of world literature. An original feature of the Prize is its multicultural nature. It is open to authors from the world over and is intended to contribute to their international recognition. The Prize will be awarded for...

First stone

10.09.2009

It was on a beautiful sunny day, with strong gusts of wind, that the first stone of the Maison de l’Ecriture was laid on 10 September 2009 in Montricher. For this symbolic act, Mrs Vera Michalski-Hoffmann, President of the Fondation Jan Michalski pour l’Ecriture et la Littérature, gathered together the many actors involved in this cultural...

Launching of the Foundation

9.11.2007

The celebrations of 9 November 2007 were organized with a view to presenting the Foundation’s action and the construction project of the Maison de l’Ecriture. The event was organized in Montricher, on the site of the future building. On the occasion of this festive event, enlivened by a concert by the Mozart Group, the friends of the Foundation...

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