Renowned German literary critic and translator Leonhard Kossuth awarded with the Dostyk Order

BERLIN, September 14, 2020 - On behalf of the Head of State, as part of the 175th anniversary of the great thinker, poet and founder of Kazakh written literature, Abai Qunanbayuly, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Germany Dauren Karipov presented the 2nd class Order of Dostyk (Order of Friendship) to translator of Abai's work, German author and literary critic Leonhard Kossuth.

During the ceremony at the Embassy, Ambassador Karipov expressed gratitude to Mr Kossuth for his many years of creative contribution to strengthening friendly relations between Kazakhstan and Germany that made it possible to bring Abai's masterpieces closer to German-speaking readers.

 

Leonhard Kossuth was born on July 25, 1923. His work has been associated with promoting the works of Russian classical literature and Soviet literature of the 20th century and translating them into German.

Within the framework of the Kazakh Library project of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Germany, in 2007, Leonhard Kossuth, in cooperation with Herold Belger, translated “The Book of Words” into German. In 2018, he published “Zwanzig Gedichte”, a collection of Abai’s poems in German.

Mr Kossuth also translated a collection of Olzhas Suleimenov’s works "Azimuth of the Nomads" into German.