Georgi Gospodinov

the author of Lapidarium (a collection of poems, 1992) - National literary prize for debut book; The cherry tree of a nation (a collection of poems, 1996) - Annual prize of the Association of the Bulgarian writers for book of the year; Natural novel (a novel, 1999) - Special prize in the national contest "Razvitie" for modern Bulgarian novel; And other stories (a collection of short stories, 2001).