Emil Andreev


Emil Andreev 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 Frog2007 – Nominated for the Balkanika Award for The Glass River2007 – Winner of the Helikon National Award for The Curse of The Frog2006 – Nomination for the Best East European Novel for The Glass River2005 – 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:
Plays
Novels
  • The Glass River
  • The Curse of the Frog
  • ''Crazy Luka''