Biography
Georgi Gospodinov Georgiev (Bulgarian: Георги Господинов Георгиев; born January 7, 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. His novel The Physics of Sorrow received the Jan Michalski Prize and the Angelus Award. 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. His works often blend poetry into fiction and irony. According to The New Yorker, "Georgi's real quest in The Physics of Sorrow is to find a way to live with sadness, to allow it to be a source of empathy and salutary hesitation…"
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Movies 7
self 4
Writer 4
TV Shows 1
8' 19" (2018)
Blind Vaysha (2016)
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GenderMale
Birthday1968-01-07 (56 years old)
Birth NameGeorgi Gospodinov Georgiev
Birth PlaceYambol, Bulgaria
CitizenshipsBulgaria
Also Known AsГеорги Господинов
AwardsIvan Nikolov Prize, Askeer, Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Jan Michalski Prize, Man Booker International Prize, International Booker Prize, Hristo Danov Award
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