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Emil Andreev

b. 1956

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Born 1956. Emil Andreev is a Bulgarian writer, journalist, university teacher, screenwriter, prose writer and playwright.

Emil Andreev (Bulgarian: Емил Андреев) (born 1 September 1956, Lom, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian author, playwright, and novelist.

Biography Emil Andreev graduated from English Language Studies from the Veliko Tarnovo University. He has worked as a teacher, newspaper editor and lecturer in English at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski".

Emil Andreev has won several awards for his writing, including the Vick prize for Best Bulgarian Novel, and Helikon prizes for fiction.

Emil Andreev is the author of "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.

Emil Andreev 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)

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Birth century
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Education
Veliko Tarnovo University
Awards
Iryna Vilde Prize
Also known as
Emil Andrejev

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Emil Andreev?

writer

When was Emil Andreev born?

Emil Andreev was born on 1 September 1956 in Lom.

What is Emil Andreev's occupation?

Emil Andreev is a writer, journalist, university teacher, screenwriter, prose writer and playwright.

What nationality is Emil Andreev?

Emil Andreev is Bulgarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Emil Andreev

· Wikidata: Q3276062

· DBpedia: Emil Andreev

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