Георги Господинов. Българската следа в Италия и не само
Georgi Gospodinov. The Bulgarian Trace in Italy and Beyond

Summary/Abstract: Immediately after the Liberation, the Bulgarian intelligentsia faced the urgent need to fill centuries-old gaps in the cultural development of our country. In this period, it was the Italian translated literature and the cultural exchange between the two countries that turned out to be the sought-after solution. Today, almost a century and a half later, Italy again plays a pivotal role in the cultural growth and the increasingly distinct affirmation of the Bulgarian literature in the world. This work presents such an example in Georgi Gospodinov, who recently received the prestigious Italian literary prize, the “Premio Strega Europeo”, for his novel “Time Shelter”. We focus on the challenges that the translators of the novel faced during their work and the different techniques they utilized to overcome them. Particular attention is given to the role of the translator in the success of a foreign language novel and how the public responds to it. The main focus is on the figure of Georgi Gospodinov – a writer as much loved as disliked in his homeland and yet one of the most recognizable representatives of our “small” and relatively unknown to the foreign reader literature.

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