On 23 October, Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov will be awarded the Knight of Arts and Letters order at the French embassy residence in Sofia.
The order will be awarded to Georgi Gospodinov by the French ambassador to Bulgaria Joël Meyer. The proposal for this high French distinction was made by France’s Minister of Culture Rachida Dati. The ceremony will be attended also by Marie Vrinat-Nikolov who translates Georgi Gospodinov’s books into French. Daniela Dimova, Galin Stoev and Kamen Kalev are the authors who have already been awarded the Knight of Arts and Letters order.
This year, 2024, marks the 200th anniversary of the so-called "Book of Miscellaneous Instruction" . This is the original title of the book, better known as "Riben Bukvar" (The Fish Primer) by Dr Petar Beron - a prominent figure of the Bulgarian Revival..
Nearly 30,000 people applauded Andrea Bocelli as he celebrated the 30th anniversary of his career in Sofia on Saturday night, September 14. The audience braved the rainy weather to attend the Italian tenor's two-hour performance at the Vasil..
On the evening of September 13, the National Opera and Ballet of North Macedonia presented "Nabucco" at the Sofia Opera and Ballet . The production is by an Italian team. The director is Renato Bonajuto and conductor is Bisera..
One of the most colourful and intriguing places of any city, town or village is its marketplace. Whether it is a daily event or happens on a special day of..
The beginning of the 21st century has turned out to be a cornerstone in the lives of Aksinia Ivanova and Ivan Tsankov - fate took them to the distant and..
The new Bulgarian film "Aurora" tells a passionate love story from the 1950s, reported BTA. It is directed by Jackie Stoev, who created some of..
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