Алек Попов
Born 1966 · Bulgaria
Helikon 2021 · Nominee
Misia Turan
Title translated by AI:“Mission Turan”
Alek Popov · 55 when first published
Novel · 409 pages · Satire, Politics
AI-generated summary:In Turan, a small, backward republic in Central Asia, an expedition from a rich Bulgaria in the EU looks for descendants of the ancient Bulgars, just as elections approach and politicians at home want new Bulgarians to vote for them.
Helikon 2018 · Nominee
Sestri Palaveevi po patya kam novia svyat
Title translated by AI:“The Palaveevi Sisters on the Road to the New World”
Alek Popov · 51 when first published
Novel · 432 pages · War, Satire, Historical
AI-generated summary:The twins Kara and Yara return, swept up in the Second World War from Serbia and Macedonia to England and America, among Bulgarian communists, Yugoslav partisans and a gang of dwarfs.
Helikon 2013 · Winner
Sestri Palaveevi v buryata na istoriyata
Title translated by AI:“The Palaveevi Sisters in the Storm of History”
Alek Popov · 47 when first published
Novel · 307 pages · War, Satire, Historical
AI-generated summary:In the middle of the Second World War, Kara and Yara, twin daughters of a wealthy Sofia family, run away from home to join the partisans and end up in the unit of Medved, a stern commander trained by Soviet military intelligence.
Helikon 2002 · Winner
Nivo za naprednali
Title translated by AI:“Advanced Level”
Alek Popov · 36 when first published
Short stories · 231 pages
AI-generated summary:Unusual stories set in Sofia, Kragujevac, Kosovo, Rhodes, London, New York and outer space, among them one about a cosmonaut who is forced to feed on his own body.