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The novel “Crash Island” by Ina Vulchinova is nominated for the European prize of literature
20.03.2017
The novel by Ina Valchanova “Crash Island”, which won the 9-th Contest “Razvitie” for an unpublished Bulgarian novel, was nominated for the prestigious “European Literature Prize”.
This wonderful news for the competition were announced by the National Jury for Bulgaria, made up of professor Amelia Licheva - a specialist in literature theory, university lecturer, Radha Sharlandzhieva - translator, publisher and journalist, Julia Zinzova - director of the Sofia Library, Ivan Golev - poet, and publisher, and Boyko Lambovski - poet and publicist.
Besides “Crash Island”, the novel “The Calm ones” by Angel Igov, the collection Stories “Love, shelter, food and water” by Nikolay Feenerski and the novel “Duet from Sofia” by Ivan Dimitrov were nominated for the great European award.
The jury clarified that the "shortlist" of the nominees was selected after considering and discussing dozens of titles, that met the strict requirements.
The book, which will win this year's European Literature Prize, will be announced after a month. It will join the two other Bulgarian editions, the winners of the European Prize - Kalin Terziiski with the collection of stories “Do you have someone to love you” and Milen Ruskov with the novel “Ascension”, who won their awards in 2011-th and 2014-th respectively.
The organizers of the “Razvitie” Literature competition are extremely pleased that this prestigious nomination is given the novel that won the 20-th anniversary of the competition and on the eve of its 10-th edition.
The nomination is also recognition of the jury - Prof. Ivaylo Znepolski, Georgi Gospodinov and Assoc. Prof. Boyko Penchev - who “found” the novel by Ina Valchanova among 118 manuscripts, which participated in the 9-th “Razvitie” contest.
“Crash Island” has long been on the book market, and its second edition is yet to come.