Georgi Gospodinov’s Natural Novel won the Athens Literature Prize
Natural Novel by Georgi Gospodinov won the Athens Grand Prix for Literature, the writer said.
Georgi Gospodinov’s name was announced today at a ceremony in the Greek capital. The Bulgarian writer won a competition with authors such as Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke, Julian Barnes, Manuel Villas, Bernardine Evaristo, Booker winner. Gospodinov is the first Bulgarian to be awarded the Athens Prize.
Natural Novel is the debut novel by Georgi Gospodinov, published in Bulgaria in 1999. This is the most translated Bulgarian book after the changes, published in over 20 languages around the world.
In Greece, the novel was published last year by Alexandra Ioannidou at Icaros Publishing House.
The Athens Prize is the fifth international award Georgi Gospodinov has received for his books this year.
