Georgi Gospodinov was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) of the French Culture Ministry. The award ceremony took place at the residence of the French Embassy in Sofia on October 23, 2024.
Attending the event, Ambassador of France to Bulgaria Joël Meyer said that the decision of the French Minister of Culture to award the Order to the Bulgarian writer was not only because of his immense literary genius, but also because all of Gospodinov’s works are distinguished by their deep humanism. According to Meyer, Gospodinov’s works spread values that are contemporary, universal and European in a world in which those are often forgot.
The French Ambassador added that Gospodinov is a significant author not only in Bulgaria’s 21st century literature, but also in European literature, as evidenced by the many international awards he has received.(Bulgarian News Agency).
Gospodinov was the Fall 2022 Harriman Writer in Residence.
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