Georgi Gospodinov

Georgi Gospodinov
Georgi Gospodinov
	Gospodinov circa 2005
Native name	Георги Господинов
Born	January 7, 1968; Yambol, Bulgaria
Notable works	The Physics of Sorrow (2012); Time Shelter (2020)
Notable 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);
Spouse	Bilyana Kourtasheva

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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