Georgi Gospodinov

Sofia, Bulgaria
13 Apr 2026
Death and the Gardener - Best Foreign Book According to Spanish Critics

Death and the Gardener - Best Foreign Book According to Spanish Critics

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Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov has won the Spanish Critics’ Award for Best Foreign Book. The novel was honored at the 70th anniversary edition of one of Spain’s most important literary awards. It is the only prize granted to works in Spain’s four official languages by
3 Apr 2026
Georgi Gospodinov becomes Doctor Honoris Causa in Paris

Georgi Gospodinov becomes Doctor Honoris Causa in Paris

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Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) in Paris. Gospodinov was honored at a special ceremony on the evening of March 30 for his contribution to European and world literature. The ceremony took place
20 Feb 2026
Georgi Gospodinov in The Guardian: The books of my life

Georgi Gospodinov in The Guardian: The books of my life

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Georgi Gospodinov: Jorge Luis Borges gave me an exhilarating sense of freedom The Bulgarian Booker winner on the letter he wrote to JD Salinger, the allure of Homer’s Odyssey and the magic of Thomas Mann THE BOOKS OF MY LIFE is a feature in The Guardian where leading authors
30 Jan 2026
Death and the Gardener

Death and the Gardener

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THE NEW WORKER - By James Wood, 2025 A Bulgarian Novelist Explores What Dies When Your Father Does Writing about a son’s vigil at his dying father’s bedside, Georgi Gospodinov examines what parents and their children reap and sow. Grief may or may not have its five stages,
4 Oct 2025
The Physics of Sorrow

The Physics of Sorrow

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novel, translated by Angela Rodel, Open Letter Books (USA), 2015
23 Sep 2025
Selected Stories

Selected Stories

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short stories, Janet 45, 2022
14 Sep 2025
Gospodinov Receives 2025 Vilenica International Literary Prize

Gospodinov Receives 2025 Vilenica International Literary Prize

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The Vilenica International Literary Prize was awarded to Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov at a ceremony held on September 13 in the cave of the same name in Slovenia, Janet 45 publishing house announced.  "Literature and stories have life-saving power. They have the power to preserve humanity and are a
4 Oct 2012
Blind Vaysha

Blind Vaysha

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story with drawings by Theodore Ushev, Janet 45, 2017