Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov wins International Booker Prize 2023 for Time Shelter
Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov wins International Booker Prize 2023 for Time Shelter
- Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov’s novel “Time Shelter,” translated into English by Angela Rodel, has won The International Booker Prize 2023.
- The author and translator received a £50,000 prize, split equally between them.
- “Time Shelter” is the first Bulgarian book to win The International Booker Prize. Georgi Gospodinov is a highly translated and internationally awarded Bulgarian writer, poet, and playwright.
- The novel, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on April 21, 2023, revolves around a psychiatrist who creates a clinic in Switzerland to help people with Alzheimer’s. The clinic uses detailed recreations of past eras to aid patients in retaining their memories.
- The panel of judges, chaired by Leila Slimani, praised the book as a profound work addressing the question of what happens when our memories disappear.
- The winners were announced on May 23 at London’s Sky Garden.
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