After the novel "Time Shelter" British readers can get acquainted with another book by Georgi Gospodinov - "Physics of Sorrow". It is now published for the first time in the UK, alongside his 80-page memoir. In an interview for The Guardian newspaper, Georgi Gospodinov said that ‘’a novel does not have to be a train moving from point A to point B- it can branch off, just like our thinking’’.
Asked what’s Bulgaria like as a place to write, Georgi Gospodonov said: ''For me, it is a place that is alive with stories that are mostly untold because of the culture of silence that comes from communist times, when it was safer not to say what you think’’. Georgi Gospodinov said that his first publications coincided with the years after 1989, which were filled with energy and a sense of community, like a carnival.
From 2 to 5 October, Sofia will host the latest edition of Cirkolution/ Mini Art Fest 14 . The contemporary circus festival will feature 24 performances by international and Bulgarian artists, 15 circus workshops for children and adults, two..
Pop icon Robbie Williams is returning to Bulgaria for the second time, this time performing in the capital, a decade after his last Bulgarian concert in Burgas. “You’ll find me at a stadium, entertaining the crowd until they’re exhausted,” the..
Bulgarian violinist Svetlin Roussev, a professor at the Paris Conservatoire, performed a solo concert on 24 September at the Imperial Church in Vienna’s Hofburg Palace, Austria . He appeared at the invitation of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute “Haus..
On 17 November 2025, the Finnish-Bulgarian Association will present the exhibition Nuuttipukki vs Kukeri in the city of Pori, Finland, as announced by..
On the eve of one of the brightest Bulgarian holidays - the Day of the National Awakeners of Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in London is..
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