Antonia Arslan, famous Italian novelist of Armenian descent, Armenologist and professor of Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature at Padua University was awarded Gold Medal of the Armenian Ministry of Culture. The medal was handed by the Armenian Ambassador to Italy Rouben Karapetyan at ceremony was held at the Armenian Embassy in Rome. This was the first award of the Armenian government to the famous novelist. The event was attended by Paolo Taviani, director of the feature film "The Lark Farm" based on Antonia Arslan’ novel, as well as representatives of the Armenian community of Italy, press office of RA Foreign Ministry reported.
The feature film "The Lark Farm" dedicated to the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire in 1915 was produced by renowned Italian directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The film featured some episodes of Antonia Arslan’ autobiography.
