European Literature Network Podcasts

In the 6th episode of the Europe Readr The Riveting Interview Series, the presenter Rosie Goldsmiths meets the Bulgarian writer Alexander Shpatov. Alexander, 35, was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria and has never left his city for more than two weeks. He has been awarded the National Best Fiction Debut Prize for 2005 and the Sofia Award for Literature for 2015. Alexander is chairman of the Association for Small Urban Libraries, a real estate lawyer, a PhD student in Theory of Reading and a tour guide around the literature landmarks of Sofia. Tune in and listen to their interesting conversation. This episode is brought to you by EUNIC London in partnership with the European Literature Network and the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in London.