The EU prize for literature, 2021 was awarded to Bulgarian writer Georgi Bardarov at an official ceremony at the Flagey cultural centre in Brussels.
In 2015 he won the intellectual reality TV show on Bulgarian public service TV BNT The Manuscript and released his first novel I Am Still Counting the Days. His second novel Absolvo Te came out at the end of 2020, occupying top positions in bookstore rankings in Bulgaria.
The ceremony in Brussels was attended by the other laureates from a total of 13 countries. On stage Georgi Bardarov read an excerpt from his book and took part in a debate with the other award-winning authors.
The Bulgarian film "Tarika" , directed by Milko Lazarov, won the Best Film award in the international competition category at the 30th Kolkata International Film Festival held in India. "Tarika" won the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award, accompanied..
The 51 st Sofia International Book Fair opens today at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. The forum, which will be on until 15 December, is organized by the Bulgarian Book association. 160 publishing houses are taking part in the forum..
"Through his plays, Jean-Pierre Martinez strives to restore the prestige of comedy as a mirror held out to society" - the playwright's website states. Martinez is the author of 101 comedies performed all over the world, which are studied in French schools..
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