{"id":42082,"date":"2026-06-09T11:02:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fgjh.edu.al\/?p=42082"},"modified":"2026-06-09T11:02:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:02:45","slug":"%f0%9f%91%a4%f0%9f%93%9a-meet-the-translator-prof-dr-saverina-pasho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fgjh.edu.al\/en\/%f0%9f%91%a4%f0%9f%93%9a-meet-the-translator-prof-dr-saverina-pasho\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udc64\ud83d\udcda Meet the Translator | Prof. Dr. Saverina Pasho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf93 Position: Lecturer\u2013Researcher, Department of French Language, Faculty of Foreign Languages \u2013 University of Tirana<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf10 Specialization: Literary translation, legal and technical translation, interpreting, literary and translation studies<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcbc Experience:<br \/>\nProf. Dr. Saverina Pasho is a lecturer\u2013researcher at the Department of French Language, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Tirana. She has over 30 years of experience in translation (primarily literary, but also legal and technical), interpreting, and literary and translation studies.<br \/>\nShe has led and implemented national projects in collaboration with the National Book and Reading Centre (QKLL), the Book and Reading Centre (QBD), and publishing houses such as Dituria, Pegi, Fan Noli, and Onufri. She has also participated in international projects for training young translators, in cooperation with the French National Book Centre (CNL) and the French Embassy in Tirana, as well as within the European TRADUKI network, where she serves as an expert evaluator.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Contribution:<br \/>\nHer most notable contribution lies in the translation of French literature, including authors such as Milan Kundera, Albert Camus, Michel Houellebecq, Romain Gary, Am\u00e9lie Nothomb, and Dominique Wolton, among others, as well as numerous children\u2019s literature titles.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 Awards &amp; Recognition:<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd39 2021 \u2013 \u201cTranslation of the Year\u201d Award for The First Man by Albert Camus (National Book and Reading Centre)<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd39 2019 \u2013 \u201cBest Translation of the Year\u201d (Tirana &amp; Prishtina Book Fair) for The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd39 2019 \u2013 Best Translation of French Literature Award, Embassy of France in Tirana, for The Unbearable Lightness of Being<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd39 2017 \u2013 \u201cTranslation of the Year\u201d for The Map and the Territory by Michel Houellebecq (Akademia Kult, Tirana)<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd39 2011 \u2013 \u201cFan Noli \u2013 Translation of the Year\u201d for The Possibility of an Island by Michel Houellebecq (Ministry of Culture of Albania)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcac<br \/>\n\u201cFor me, translation is not only a profession and a passion; it is a mission above all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f Follow the #ProfilPerkthyesish series to discover more stories from the world of translation!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf93 Position: Lecturer\u2013Researcher, Department of French Language, Faculty of Foreign Languages \u2013 University of Tirana \ud83c\udf10 Specialization: Literary translation, legal and technical translation, interpreting, literary and translation studies \ud83d\udcbc Experience: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":42068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meet-the-translator"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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