Georgi Gospodinov
Georgi Gospodinov Georgiev (born 7 January 1968) is a Bulgarian writer, poet and playwright. His novel Time Shelter received the 2023 International Booker Prize, shared with translator Angela Rodel, as well as the Strega European Prize.[1][2][16] His novel The Physics of Sorrow received the Jan Michalski Prize and the Angelus Award.[3][4] His works have been translated into 25 languages. Gospodinov writes complex narratives, based on the recent past of Eastern Europe and present anxieties across Europe and worldwide.
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- Name
- Georgi Gospodinov
- Born
- 7 January 1968
- Birthplace
- Yambol, Bulgaria
- Awards
- * Jan Michalski Prize for Literature (2016)
- Full name
- Георги Господинов Георгиев.
- Nationality
- Bulgaria.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, poet, writer, playwright and philologist.
- Fields
- literary activity, belletristic literature, poetry and drama.
- Education
- Sofia University.
- Known for
- The physics of sorrow and Time Shelter.
- Honours
- Ivan Nikolov Prize, Askeer and Hristo Danov Award.
- Languages
- German, English and Bulgarian.
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Georgi Gospodinov Georgiev (born 7 January 1968) is a Bulgarian writer, poet and playwright. His novel Time Shelter received the 2023 International Booker Prize, shared with translator Angela Rodel, as well as the Strega European Prize.[1][2][16] His novel The Physics of Sorrow received the Jan Michalski Prize and the Angelus Award.[3][4] His works have been translated into 25 languages. Gospodinov writes complex narratives, based on the recent past of Eastern Europe and present anxieties across Europe and worldwide.
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Biography
Biography
His works often blend poetry into fiction and irony. According to The New Yorker, "Georgi's real quest in The Physics of Sorrow[20] is to find a way to live with sadness, to allow it to be a source of empathy and salutary hesitation[5]…"
Georgi Gospodinov studied at Sofia University. The recorded working language is German, English and Bulgarian. The field of work recorded is literary activity, belletristic literature and poetry. Works named in the authority record are The physics of sorrow and Time Shelter. Distinctions recorded are Ivan Nikolov Prize, Askeer and Hristo Danov Award.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Georgi Gospodinov • Native Name — Георги Господинов • Born — 7 January 1968 • Birthplace — Yambol, Bulgaria • Notable Works — The Physics of Sorrow (2012); Time Shelter (2020); Death and the Gardener (2024) • Awards — * Jan Michalski Prize for Literature (2016) • Angelus Award (2019) • Strega European Prize (2021) • Usedom Prize for European Literature (2021) • Zinklar Prize for Best Short Fiction (2021) • International Booker Prize (2023) • Website — https: georgigospodinov.com
Personal life and education
Personal life and education
Gospodinov was born 7 January 1968 in Yambol, Bulgaria. He majored in Bulgarian studies at Sofia University. He received his PhD in New Bulgarian Literature from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. His father died of cancer on 20 December 2023; Gospodinov's 2024 book, The Gardener and Death, was written based on this experience.[6]
Novels
Novels
Gospodinov began writing poetry in the early 1990s, publishing two books Lapidarium (Лапидариум, 1992) and The cherry of a people (Черешата на един народ, 1996) which received national literary prizes in his native Bulgaria. He became internationally known by his Natural Novel, which was published in 21 languages. Described by The New Yorker as an "anarchic, experimental debut",[8] and by The Guardian as "both earthy and intellectual", the novel explores the life of a young writer in post-communism Bulgaria.[9] Gospodinov's 2001 collection of short stories And Other Stories was longlisted for Frank O'Connor Award and translated into multiple languages. It contains the story "Blind Vaysha", which was turned into a short animation film of the same name.[10] He co-authored the graphic novel The Eternal Fly, published in 2010, with the artist Nikola Toromanov.[11] His second novel, The Physics of Sorrow (2012), won the Bulgarian National Award for Best Novel of the Year 2013 and was translated into multiple languages. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung praised the novel as "a gorgeous work that should definitely be read". According to Neue Zurcher Zeitung "with Physics of Sorrow Gospodinov launches not only the Bulgarian literature but also himself in the European writers' first league."[12] In 2014, the Italian edition of the novel was shortlisted for the Strega European Prize; the German edition was a finalist for Internationaler Literaturpreis – Haus der Kulturen der Welt and Brücke Berlin Literatur- und Übersetzerpreis.[13] From January to June 2019, Gospodinov was writer-in-residence of the Literaturhaus Zurich and the PWG Foundation in Zurich. His novel Time Shelter, first published in 2020, has also been translated into multiple languages. It was described by author Olga Tokarczuk as "the most exquisite kind of literature, on our perception of time and its passing, written in a masterful and totally unpredictable style."[14] Newspaper La Repubblica described Gospodinov as "a Proust coming from the East", while author Sandro Veronesi described Time Shelter as "a powerful and brilliant novel: clear-sighted, foreboding, enigmatic. A novel in which the future gives way like a rotten beam and the past rushes in like a flood."[15] For Time Shelter, Gospodinov was awarded the Strega European Prize in 2021 and the English translation by Angela Rodel received the International Booker Prize in 2023. Death and the Gardener (2024) is the new book of Gospodinov.
Identity
Identity
Georgi Gospodinov is recorded as having received Ivan Nikolov Prize, Askeer and Hristo Danov Award.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1968
Georgi Gospodinov born at Yambol.
Films
Gospodinov wrote two screenplays for two short feature films. His screenplay for Omelette received an Honorable Mention at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[17] The 2016 animated short Blind Vaysha by Bulgarian-Canadian filmmaker Theodore Ushev is based on a Gospodinov short story.[18] It was nominated for the Best Animated Short at the 89th Academy Awards.[19] In 2019, Ushev released another animated short film adaptation of Gospodinov's work, The Physics of Sorrow.
Awards and nominations
Awards and nominations
• Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, 2024, Chevalier[21] • International Booker Prize, 2023, winner;[22] • Premio Gregor von Rezzori, 2022, finalist;[23] • Strega European Prize, Rome, 2021, winner; • Usedom Prize for European Literature, 2021, winner;[24] • Zinklar Prize for Best Short Fiction, Denmark, 2021, winner;[25] • Angelus Award, Poland, 2019, winner;[26] • Jan Michalski Prize for Literature, Switzerland, 2016, winner; • Prozart Award, Skopje, for contribution to the development of literature in the Balkans, 2016, winner;[27] • The American PEN Translation Prize, 2016, finalist; • The Best Translated Book Award (BTBA), 2016, finalist; • Strega European Prize, Rome, 2014, finalist; • Premio Gregor von Rezzori, Florence, 2014, finalist; • Bruecke Berlin Preis, 2014, finalist; • Haus der Kulturen der Welt Literaturpreis, Berlin, 2014, finalist; • National Literary Award Bulgarian Novel of the Year, 2013, winner;[28] • National Award Hristo G. Danov for Best Fiction, 2012, winner;[29] • The City of Sofia Award for Literature, 2012, winner; • The Flower of Helicon Readers' Prize for Bestselling Book, 2012, winner.
Honors
Honors
• Royal Society of Literature International Writer, 2024.[30]
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- 1.Gospodinov, Georgi. Time Shelter Georgi Gospodinov London Review Bookshop. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2023-03-30. 978-1-4746-2307-0.
- 2.Reading guide: Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov, translated by Angela Rodel The Booker Prizes. thebookerprizes.com. 2023-04-24.
- 3."Physics of Sorrow", winner of Jan Michalski Prize, comes to Iranian bookstores. Tehran Times. 2023-05-16.
- 4.Bulgarian Author is Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency. novinite.com. May 26, 2022.
- 5.Greenwell, Garth. The Bulgarian Sadness of Georgi Gospodinov. The New Yorker. 2015-04-17.
- 6.Sukharova, Vanya. Георги Господинов разплака публиката на "Аполония" с откъс от романа си "Градинарят и смъртта". Bulgarian News Agency. 1 September 2024.
- 7.Todorov, Svetsoslav. Георги Господинов: Разказването на истории е особена анестезия. capital.bg. 11 September 2024.
- 8.Natural Novel. The New Yorker. 6 March 2005.
- 9.Seymenliyska, Elena. Books Bulgaria, boredom and radical bowls. The Guardian. 19 February 2005.
- 10.National Film Board of Canada. Blind Vaysha.
- 11.Georgi Gospodinov The Booker Prizes. thebookerprizes.com. 1968-01-07.
- 12.Georgi Gospodinov: Physik der Schwermut. Roman.
- 13.http://www.buchmarkt.de/content/58819-sechs-kandidaten-fuer-den-bruecke-berlin-preis
- 14.81 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2021. Literary Hub. 2021-12-27.
- 15.Time Shelter. 2021-11-12. 978-1-4746-2309-4.
- 16.Time Shelter The Booker Prizes. thebookerprizes.com.
- 17.IMDb. Omlet (Short 2008) - IMDb.
- 18.Duchesne, André. Vaysha l'aveugle voit du pays. La Presse. 29 November 2016.
- 19.Bulgarian-Directed Short Film Gets Oscar Nomination - Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. 2017-01-24.
- 20.Dan Sarto, "Theodore Ushev's New Short 'The Physics of Sorrow' to Premiere at TIFF 2019". Animation World Network, August 1, 2019.
- 21.Karagyozov, Konstantin. Bulgarian Writer Georgi Gospodinov Awarded Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by French Culture Ministry. Bulgarian News Agency. 23 October 2024.
- 22.The International Booker Prize 2023 The Booker Prizes. thebookerprizes.com.
- 23.Georgi Gospodinov, Cronorifugio (Time Shelter), translated by Giuseppe Dell'Agata – Voland Premio Gregor von Rezzori. premiogregorvonrezzori.org.
- 24.Accardo, Gian-Paolo. Georgi Gospodinov. voxeurop.eu. 2020-07-23.
- 25.Bulgarian Writer Georgi Gospodinov Wins Danish Literary Award. bta.bg. 2021-03-13.
- 26.International Booker Prize 2023: All You Need To Know About Winners Georgi Gospodinov, Angela R. news.abplive.com. 2023-05-24.
- 27.Pro-za Balkan. prozabalkan.mk.
- 28.BTA. Bulgarian Novel Nominated for Three International Prizes Took Four Years to Write, Explores 20-Year-Old Idea. armenpress.am. 2023-03-19.
- 29.A meeting with Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov. UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES). 2017-07-05.
- 30.Royal Society of Literature International Writers 2024. bronasbooks.com. 10 December 2024.
- 31.Georgi Gospodinov's novel "Time Shelter" to be published in France and USA. BNR Radio Bulgaria. December 16, 2020.
- 32.Writer Georgi Gospodinov's New Book "Death and the Gardener" to Be Released August 27. Bulgarian News Agency. 9 August 2024.
- 33.Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov Penguin Random House Canada. Penguin Random House.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 6
- Dalkey Archive Press. Natural Novel. 2005. 978-1-56478-376-9.
- And Other Stories, 2001 (Bulgarian: И други истории, English translation by Alexis Levitin, 2007)
- Center for Writers and Translators at the American University of Paris and Sylph Editions. The Story Smuggler. 2016. 978-1-909631-20-5.
- Open Letter. The Physics of Sorrow. 2015. 978-1-940953-09-0.
- Georgi Gospodinov's novel "Time Shelter" to be published in France and USA. BNR Radio Bulgaria. December 16, 2020.
- Penguin Random House ( langx. Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov Penguin Random House Canada. Penguin Random House. 9 August 2024.
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Georgi Gospodinov was recorded at birth as Георги Господинов Георгиев. His recorded languages were German, English and Bulgarian. Gospodinov worked in literary activity, belletristic literature, poetry, drama and Bulgarian studies. He belonged to Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
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