Esteemed Mr Popović,

The news that your novel “Karnera” received the prestigious award "Meša Selimović", which is awarded every year in Tuzla for the best novel published in on the territory of our language with four names, brought joy to all admirers of literature in Montenegro.

The fact that, after numerous awards that you received for your poetry, now your prose work received the deserved high recognition is especially impressive. Only the greatest among writers can achieve top accomplishments in both poetry and prose.

The award "Meša Selimović" is certainly the recognition of quality of modern Montenegrin literature, which promotes the culture and the value system of the state of Montenegro in a proper manner.

Please receive my sincere congratulations, on my own behalf and on behalf of the Parliament of Montenegro.

Mr Ranko Krivokapić,
President of the Parliament of Montenegro