The International Botev Prize (Bulgarian: Международна ботевска награда) is a prestigious Bulgarian award, presented to individuals with significant accomplishments in the field of literature.
It was established in 1972 and is named after Hristo Botev, an iconic Bulgarian revolutionary, journalist and poet.
Awarded edit
This list is incomplete. The award is presented in different categories every 5 years. The International Botev Prize was not awarded between 1986 and 1996.
1976 edit
- Alexey Surkov (1976)
- Nicolás Guillén (1976)
- Pierre Seghers (1976)
- László Nagy (1976)
1981 edit
- Rafael Alberti (1981)
- Ahmad al-Ahmad (1981)
- Miroslav Krleža (1981)
- Rasul Gamzatov (1981)
1986 edit
- Günter Wallraff (1986)
- Nil Hilevich (1986)
- Mario Benedetti (1986)
- Dmytro Pavlychko (1986)
1996 edit
- Nadine Gordimer (1996)
- Valeri Petrov (1996)
2001 edit
- Branko Cvetkovski (2001)
- Nikola Indzhov (2001)
2006 edit
- Yevgeny Yevtushenko (2006)
2008 edit
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (2008) – exceptional award in commemoration of his death
References edit
- На колене пред слънцето на свободата!, List of Botev prize laureates as well as other decorations, bearing Botev's name.
- International Botev Prize laureates