Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov wins International Booker Prize
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The Bulgarian prose writer and poet Georgi Gospodinov won the International Booker Prize for his novel Shelter. This was announced by the chairman of the jury, French writer of Moroccan origin Leila Slimani at a ceremony in London, the press service reported. prizes.
The novel “Shelter” in Bulgarian was released in 2020. In 2022 it was translated into English, in 2023 the book was published in Russian translation.
During the awards ceremony, Georgi Gospodinov, 55, said his novel is about memory and time, as well as “the militarization of nostalgia.” Shelter is the writer’s first book published in the UK.
International Booker Prize is given to foreign writers and translators for books published in English. The remuneration of £50,000 is divided equally between the author and the translator.
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