Big Read (Bulgaria)

The Big Read (Bulgarian: Голямото четене, trans. Golyamoto chetene) was a survey initiated by the Bulgarian National Television, the goal of which was to find the favorite book of Bulgarians. Based on the BBC campaign of 2003, Golyamoto chetene started in October 2008[1] and finished on 25 March 2009 with the announcement of the winner. Initially Bulgarian public voted for any book they wished.[1] Based on those votes a list of the top 100 books was drawn up. The 12 books that headed the list were put forward for further voting, which had to determine the winner.

Top twelve

Title Author
Name Nationality
1Under the YokeIvan VazovBulgaria
2Vreme razdelno ("Time of Parting")Anton DonchevBulgaria
3Tyutyun ("Tobacco")Dimitar DimovBulgaria
4Zhelezniat svetilnik ("The iron oil lamp")Dimitar TalevBulgaria
5The Little PrinceAntoine de Saint-ExupéryFrance
6The Master and MargaritaMikhail BulgakovSoviet Union
7The Lord of the RingsJ. R. R. TolkienUnited Kingdom
8East of EdenJohn SteinbeckUnited States
9Osadeni dushi ("Doomed souls")Dimitar DimovBulgaria
10The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre DumasFrance
11The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas AdamsUnited Kingdom
12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel García MárquezColombia

Winners by nationality

Winners in the Big Read Campaign in Bulgaria in 2009
by Author's Nationality
Author's nationality Books Author's nationality Books
1 Bulgaria248 Colombia2
2 USA20 Czech2
3 United Kingdom19 Italy2
4 Germany89 Australia1
5 France6 Brazil1
6 Russia5 Chile1
7 Soviet Union3 Greece1
 Sweden3 Poland1
 Spain1

References and notes

  1. "The Big Read - program and rules". 4etene.bnt.bg. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
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