About the author

Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgarian: Георги Господинов; born January 7, 1968 in Yambol) is a poet, writer and playwright based in Sofia, Bulgaria. One of the most translated Bulgarian authors after 1989, he has four poetry books awarded with national literary prizes. First of them, Lapidarium (1992), won the National Debut Prize. Volumes of his selected poetry came out in German, Portuguese, Czech, Macedonian.

Gospodinov became internationally known by his Natural novel, which was published in 21 languages, including English (Dalkey Archive Press, 2005), German, French, Spanish, Italian, etc. The New Yorker described it as an “anarchic, experimental debut”, according to The Guardian, it is “both earthy and intellectual”, Le Courrier (Geneve) calls it “a machine for stories.”

And Other Stories (2001), collection of short stories, came out in German, French, English, Italian and was longlisted for Frank O'Connor Award. This is the book that contains the story "Blind Vaysha", on which is based the short animation film of the same name (dir. Theodore Ushev, NFB and ARTE), an OSCAR nominee for 2017. Gospodinov has written also two plays, screenplays for short feature films, among which is Omelette (4.44’; Honorable Mention at the Sundance Film Festival 2009) He is co-author of an art graphic novel, The Eternal Fly (2010, with the artist N. Toromanov).

His second novel, The Physics of Sorrow (2012), won three national awards for best fiction 2012-2013, among which the National Award for Best Novel of the Year 2013. Physics of Sorrow is published in Italian, German, Serbian, and in English in the US by Open Letter Books. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung praised the novel as “a gorgeous work that should definitely be read”. According to Neue Zurcher Zeitung “with Physics of Sorrow Gospodinov launches not only the Bulgarian literature but also himself in the European writers’ first league.” In 2014, the Italian edition of the novel, Fisica della malinconia, Voland Edizioni], was shortlisted for Premio Strega Europeo and Premio Gregor von Rezzori; the German edition, Physik der Schwermut, Droschl Verlag, was a finalist for Internationaler Literaturpreis - Haus der Kulturen der Welt and Brücke Berlin Literatur- und Übersetzerpreis. From January to June 2019, Gospodinov is "writer in residence" of the Literaturhaus Zurich and the PWG Foundation in Zurich.

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En naturlig roman

"Originalt mesterværk" Anne Lise Marstrand-Jørgensen, Berlingske

"Verdenslitteratur" Frits Andersen, Weekendavisen

"En skidegod roman" John Chr. Jørgensen, Ekstra Bladet

Da bulgarske Georgi Gospodinovs roman Melankoliens fysik fik en fremragende modtagelse i Danmark (2017), gik mange forgæves til boghandleren efter debutromanen En naturlig roman, der var udkommet på dansk i 2006. Det rådes der bod på med denne reviderede 2. udgave. For, som Neue Zürcher Zeitung har formuleret det: "Gospodinov redder både verden og litteraturen." 

På legende, anarkistisk og ofte humoristisk vis udfordrer Gospodinov romangenren og fortæller i En naturlig roman både en skilsmissehistorie, toilettets historie, såvel som flere andre historier om det, der alt i alt gør mennesket til menneske. Og fluen til flue.
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Edition2
Printed pages182
Publish date14 Aug 2018
Published byJensen & Dalgaard
Languagedan
ISBN print9788771513271
ISBN epub9788771514728