Podcast episode with Alexander Shpatov, author of the book “Live from Sofia”, as part of the EUNIC series for the digital platform Europe Readr

On November 01, 2021, the Bulgarian Cultural Institute London is pleased to present a podcast episode with the young and talented Bulgarian writer Alexander Shpatov, part of the Europe Readr project, implemented by the Network of National Institutes of Culture of the European Union (EUNIC). 

 His book “Live from Sofia” is the Bulgarian participation in the large-scale free reading platform Europe Readr.

 Podcast link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0vPx8TdXm0qmvfWju5jBu9

  About the author: 

 Alexander Shpatov, 35, was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria, and has never left his city in more than two weeks.  He is the winner of the National Award for Best Artistic Debut for 2005 and the Sofia Prize for Literature for 2015. Alexander is the chairman of the Association for Small City Libraries, a real estate lawyer, a doctoral student in Theory of Reading and a guide to literary landmarks.  of Sofia.

 About the book:

 The collection “#LiveFromSofia” contains 21 stories that take us by the hand in a friendly way and take us on an exciting walk around the capital – as it lives and boils in the author Alexander Shpatov, “his” Sofia.  The book will be published on September 1, 2014 in Bulgarian, and a little later in English.

 The collection draws us into experiences and adventures that we have the feeling that we ourselves have gone through – so close and painfully familiar that it is as if our voice – the voice of all living in the capital, speaks.  Stories like these may have happened to us years ago, one, yesterday, may happen today, or tomorrow – in Sofia it is never boring, that’s why we love her, that’s why Shpatov loves her and “tells”.

 About the project:

 The Europe Readr project includes a free digital reading platform, providing a selection of European literature on globally relevant topics.  The platform includes works from all EU member states and in all 24 official languages.

 In the UK, the Europe Readr project also includes a series of podcasts and live events that take place both online and on site to explore issues related to the future of life at different levels in the post-pandemic era.