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Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov review – how it feels to lose a father

The International Booker winner explores Bulgarian family life under communism in this moving depiction of a son’s bereavement

The Guardian - UK

From Bulgaria To The English Channel: Tracing Trafficked Migrant Boats

The Kapitan Andreevo border post, one of the busiest in Europe, is more than 150 kilometres (90 miles) from the nearest sea, but Bulgarian customs officer Georgi Gospodinov is on the lookout for dinghies.

International Business Times

Georgi Gospodinov: ‘There was a culture of silence – it was safer not to say what you think’

The Bulgarian author and International Booker prize winner on his newfound fame, how communism influenced his style of writing, and winning praise from footballer Hristo Stoichkov

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International Booker Prize 2023-winner Georgi Gospodinov on his writing process and storytelling

Georgi Gospodinov won the International Booker Prize 2023, thus becoming the first-ever Bulgarian writer to win the prestigious award. He shared the prize with his translator Angela Rodel, who translated his book 'Time Shelter' into English for which they co-won the International Booker Prize 2023.

The Times of India

Micro review: 'Time Shelter' by Georgi Gospodinov, translated by Angela Rodel

Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov is considered as one of the most important writers of contemporary European literature. He won the International Booker Prize 2023 for his book 'Time Shelter', which is translated into English by Angela Rodel.

The Times of India

Who is Georgi Gospodinov, the Bulgarian writer who just won the International Booker Prize?

“The country would have a collective orgasm if we win,” said Gospodinov’s translator Angela Rodel before the winner was announced

Evening Standard

Brexit was my big inspiration, says Georgi Gospodinov, winner of the International Booker Prize

‘Here in the UK there are many layers of memory’ the Bulgarian writer said

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Clubland boss Richard Caring hits out at council red tape over planned revamp of Mark’s club

Getting approval is “like giving birth to triplets,” he said

Evening Standard

Bulgarian writer wins International Booker Prize for darkly comic memory novel

Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel have won the International Booker Prize for “Time Shelter,” a darkly comic novel about the dangerous appeal of nostalgia

The Independent UK

International Booker prize announces first ever Bulgarian winner

Georgi Gospodinov’s Time Shelter, translated by Angela Rodel, portrays a ‘clinic for the past’ and was praised as a ‘great novel about Europe’

The Guardian - UK

The 2023 International Booker prize shortlist – review

A cautionary Bulgarian tale of nostalgia, an anarchic story set in South Korea and two novels exploring motherhood are among this year’s contenders

The Guardian - UK

International Booker Prize 2023: our experts review the six shortlisted books

From a longlist of 12, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on May 23.

The Conversation

International Booker prize reveals ‘very cool and very sexy’ shortlist

Two of the six books are translated from languages that have never featured before in the prize

The Guardian - UK

Putin doesn’t want the war to end – he wants to blast us back to the 40s Soviet era

Russia is harking back to the glory days of the second world war, writes the Bulgarian novelist Georgi Gospodinov

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International Booker prize announces longlist to celebrate ‘ambition and panache’

The list includes books from Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov as well as Indian novelist Perumal Murugan who declared himself ‘dead’ after protests against his work

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Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov review – the dangers of dwelling in the past

From communism to the Brexit referendum and conflict in Europe, this funny yet frightening Bulgarian novel explores the weaponisation of nostalgia

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