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Georgi Gospodinov

He is a worldwide distinguished writer, poet, and playwright who gained international acclaim with his debut novel, Natural Novel (1999), described by The New Yorker as an “anarchic, experimental debut“. His subsequent work, The Physics of Sorrow (2012), won the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature in 2016 and the Angelus Central European Literature Award in 2019. In 2023, Gospodinov’s novel Time Shelter received the International Booker Prize, shared with translator Angela Rodel. His works, translated into over 25 languages, often explore themes of memory, identity, and the human condition. Two of his books are available in Czech: Fyzika smutku (The Physics of Sorrow) published by NLN and Časokryt (Time Shelter) published by Argo.
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 Georgi Gospodinov

Guest program

Georgi Gospodinov: The Man Who Books the Time

Book World Prague 2025

17:00 - 17:50

Svět knihy, Nakladatelství Argo

Czech, Bulgarian

The world acclaimed author Georgi Gospodinov will present his novel “Time Shelter” for which he received the Man Booker Prize. Often described as the “Eastern...

Friday, 16. 5. 2025

Georgi Gospodinov, Ondřej Šanc, Pavla Horáková a Vigdis Hjorth – autogramiáda

Book World Prague 2025

18:00 - 18:50

Nakladatelství Argo

Nositel Mezinárodní Bookerovy ceny bude podepisovat knihy "Časokryt" a "Zahradník a smrt". Autor bude podepisovat knihu "Jako po drátku". Autorky budou...

Friday, 16. 5. 2025