"Time Shelter" with Georgi Gospodinov and Angela Rodel

After its publication in 2020, and English translation by Angela Rodel in 2022, Georgi Gospodinov’s “Time Shelter” took the literary world by storm. Named book of the year by major international publications like The New Yorker, The Guardian and The Financial Times, it went on to become the first Bulgarian book to win the International Booker Prize in 2023. In this video interview, Gospodinov and Rodel share their thoughts on what is hidden (beh)in(d) "Time Shelter", how to draw a line between fiction and reality, what the peculiarities of literary translation are, why all stories are worth telling, and how language connects humanities and exact sciences. Georgi Gospodinov is a Bulgarian writer, poet and playwright. He is the author of “Natural Novel”, “The Story Smuggler”, the award-winning “The Physics of Sorrow” and more. His works have been translated into 25 languages. Angela Rodel is a literary translator, the Executive Director of Fulbright Bulgaria and member of the AUBG Board of Trustees. She has translated the English versions of some of the biggest contemporary Bulgarian novels, including “Time Shelter”, “The Physics of Sorrow”, “18% Gray”, “The Case of Cem” and more. Visit AUBG online: Website: http://www.aubg.edu Facebook:   / aubg.edu   Twitter: @AUBGCurious LinkedIn:   / 24472