International Botev Prize

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

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

1981

Rafael Alberti (1981)
Ahmad al-Ahmad (1981)
Miroslav Krleža (1981)
Rasul Gamzatov (1981)

1986

Günter Wallraff (1986)
Nil Gilevich (1986)
Mario Benedetti (1986)
Dmitro Pavlichko (1986)

1996

Nadine Gordimer (1996)
Valeri Petrov (1996)

2001

Branko Cvetkovski (2001)
Nikola Indzhov (2001)

2006

Yevgeny Yevtushenko (2006)

2008

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (2008) - exceptional award in commemoration of his death

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References

На колене пред слънцето на свободата!, List of Botev prize laureates as well as other decorations, bearing Botev's name.
International Botev Prize laureates

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