Sofia, December 11 (BTA) - The novel Time Shelter by renowned Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov topped a prestigeous Italian ranking for translated books, reported L'Indiscreto. It won the most votes in a poll among 620 Italian critics, culture journalists, writers and translators, who were asked to name their favourite translated book published in the outgoing year.

Gospodinov is the only Bulgarian in the ranking. The Top Three also includes Romania's Mircea Cartares with the novel Solenoide and Jonathan Franzen with Crossroads.

Almost all of Gospodinov's books have been published in Italy and enjoy significant interest among readers and critics alike.

The top ranking for Time Shelter is also a recognition for the work of Giuseppe DellТAgata, who translated the book, and the Voland publishing house.

2021 was a very good year for Gospodinov, who received several at home and abroad, including the yearly Danish literature award Zinklar for his "Blind Vaysha and other stories", this year's Usedom Literature Prize and the Novel of the Year award of the 13 Centuries of Bulgaria Endowment Fund.

The L'Indiscreto ranking is updated three times a year, in the middle of February, May and October for best Italian books of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and comics, plus a special year-end vote on foreign literature. LN/