Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel won the International Booker Prize on May 23 for Time Shelter, a darkly comic novel about the dangerous appeal of nostalgia. The book beat five other finalists to the prize, which recognizes fiction from around the world that has been translated into English. The 50,000 pounds ($62,000) in prize money is divided between author and translator. French novelist Leila Slimani, who chaired the judging panel, said it was "a brilliant novel full of irony and melancholy." To read the original story by AP, click here.
Bulgarian Writer Wins International Booker Prize For Darkly Comic Novel
Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov (right) and U.S. literary translator Angela Rodel pose with the book Time Shelter on the red carpet upon arrival for the International Booker Prize award ceremony in central London on May 23.