Emil Andreev | |
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| Born | 1 September 1956 Lom, Bulgaria |
| Occupation | Novelist, writer, playwright |
| Language | Bulgarian |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
Emil Andreev (Bulgarian: Емил Андреев) (born 1 September 1956, Lom, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian author, playwright, and novelist.
Biography
Emil Andreev graduated in English Language Studies from the Veliko Tarnovo University.[1] He has worked as a teacher, newspaper editor and lecturer in English at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski".
Andreev has won several awards for his writing, including the Vick and Helikon prizes for fiction. He is the author of plays such as "Treasure-hunters", "The Baby", and the comedy "To Kill a Prime Minister", which were performed on the stage of the Theatre of Satire in Sofia. His works have been translated into several languages, including English, German, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, and Serbian.
His novel "The Glass River" has been filmed with an international cast and has been featured on screen in Bulgaria.
Awards and nominations
- 2007 – Nominated for Elias Canetti Award for The Curse of the Frog
- 2007 – Nominated for the Balkanika Award for The Glass River
- 2007 – Winner of the Helikon National Award for The Curse of The Frog
- 2006 – Nomination for the Best East European Novel for The Glass River
- 2005 – Winner of the VICK Award “Novel of the Year” for The Glass River
- 2005 – Winner of the Readers’ Award for The Glass River
Books
Short Stories:
- Lom Stories (1996)
- Late Art Nouveau (1998)
- The Drunkard’s Island (1999)
Plays
- To Kill a Prime Minister (2002)
- The Treasure Hunters (2003)
- J's Magical Boat (2005)
Novels
- The Glass River (2004)
- The Curse of the Frog (2006)
- Crazy Luka (2010)