Kazuo Ishiguro
Bulgarian Author Georgi Gospodinov Won the "Booker" Prize for "Time Shelter”
The novel "Time Shelter" by Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov won the most prestigious international award given for a specific work - "Booker". The prize was awarded at a ceremony in the British capital, London.
Gospodinov became the first Bulgarian writer with this award. The English translation was made by Angela Rodel.
"Time Shelter" by Bulgarian Author Georgi Gospodinov was Shortlisted for the Booker Prize
The book "Time Shelter" by Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov has entered the short list for the international "Booker" prize, announced today at a special online event the chairman of the jury - the French writer and journalist of Moroccan origin Leila Slimani, winner of the "Goncourt" prize.
First Bulgarian Author Nominated for the “Booker” Award!
"Time Shelter" (Vremeubezhishte) by Georgi Gospodinov has entered the long list of nominations for the most prestigious international award given for a specific literary work, reported "Janet 45" - the Bulgarian publisher of the novel. The book was translated by the American Angela Rodel, who also became part of the nomination for the international "Booker".
The Nobel Prizes For 2017 will be Awarded in Stockholm and Oslo
The 2017 Nobel laureates will be presented with their awards by the King of Sweden during a ceremony in Stockholm today.
The Nobel Prize for Literature goes to Kazuo Ishiguro
This year's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature is the British author of Japanese origin, Kazuo Ishiguro, reports Bgnes.
The award is given for his novels which, "with great emotional power reveal the abyss under our illusory sense of connection with the world," the Swedish Academy reported.
Cracking the wall of forgetfulness
Pax Ottomanica was based on the might of the Ottoman army. For most of the time during the Empire?s rule, the tribes in eastern Anatolia, or Arab sheiks of the southern deserts, knew that if they challenged Istanbul, men with guns would come knocking on their door. So once the Army was not strong enough to guarantee peace, all hell broke loose. That was World War I.
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