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The '''Big Read''' ({{lang-bg|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<ref name='program'>
The '''Big Read''' ({{langx|bg|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<ref name='program'>{{cite web |url=http://4etene.bnt.bg/bg/web/default/rules/index |title=The Big Read - program and rules |publisher=4etene.bnt.bg |accessdate=2009-03-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213195749/http://4etene.bnt.bg/bg/web/default/rules/index |archivedate=13 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and finished on 25 March 2009 with the announcement of the winner. The Bulgarian public initially voted for any book they wished.<ref name='program'/> 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.
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}}</ref>and finished on 25 March 2009 with the announcement of the winner. Initially Bulgarian public voted for any book they wished.<ref name='program'/> 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==
==Top twelve==
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#''[[Under the Yoke]]'' by [[Ivan Vazov]]
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#''Vreme razdelno'' ("Time of Parting") by [[Anton Donchev]]
|colspan=2 |Author
#''Tyutyun'' ("Tobacco") by [[Dimitar Dimov]]
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#''Zhelezniat svetilnik'' ("The iron oil lamp") by [[Dimitar Talev]]
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#''[[The Little Prince]]'' by [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]
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# ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'' by [[Mikhail Bulgakov]]
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#<li value="7"> ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]
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# ''[[East of Eden (novel)|East of Eden]]'' by [[John Steinbeck]]
|2||''[[Vreme razdelno]]'' ("Time of Parting")|| [[Anton Donchev]]||style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|BUL}}
# ''Osadeni dushi'' ("Doomed souls") by [[Dimitar Dimov]]
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# ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' by [[Alexandre Dumas, père|Alexandre Dumas]]
|3||''[[Tyutyun]]'' ("Tobacco")|| [[Dimitar Dimov]]||style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|BUL}}
# ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' by [[Douglas Adams]]
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# ''[[One Hundred Years of Solitude]]'' by [[Gabriel García Márquez]]
|4||''[[Zhelezniat svetilnik]]'' ("The iron oil lamp")||[[Dimitar Talev]]||style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|BUL}}
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|5||''[[The Little Prince]]''||[[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]||style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|FRA}}
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|6|| ''[[The Master and Margarita]]''||[[Mikhail Bulgakov]]||style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|USSR}}
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|7|| ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''||[[J. R. R. Tolkien]]||style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|GBR}}
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|8|| ''[[East of Eden (novel)|East of Eden]]''||[[John Steinbeck]]||style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|USA}}
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|9||''[[Osadeni dushi]]'' ("Doomed souls")||[[Dimitar Dimov]]||style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|BUL}}
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|10||''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]''||[[Alexandre Dumas, père|Alexandre Dumas]]||style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|FRA}}
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|11||''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''||[[Douglas Adams]]||style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|GBR}}
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|12||''[[One Hundred Years of Solitude]]''||[[Gabriel García Márquez]]||style="text-align:center;" |{{flagicon|COL}}
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== Winners by nationality ==
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|+ '''Winners in the Big Read Campaign in Bulgaria in 2009<br>by Author's Nationality'''
|-
!width=5%|№
!width=35%|Author's nationality
!width=10% align="right"|Books
!width=5%|№
!width=35%|Author's nationality
!width=10% align="right"|Books
|-
|1||{{flag|Bulgaria}} ||align="center"|24||rowspan=3|8||{{flag|Colombia}}||align="center"|2
|-
|2||{{flag|USA}} ||align="center"|20|| {{flag|Czech}}||align="center"|2
|-
|3||{{flag|United Kingdom}} ||align="center"|19||{{flag|Italy}}||align="center"|2
|-
|4||{{flag|Germany}} ||align="center"|8||rowspan=6|9||{{flag|Australia}} ||align="center"|1
|-
|5||{{flag|France}} ||align="center"|6||{{flag|Brazil}} ||align="center"|1
|-
|6||{{flag|Russia}} ||align="center"|5||{{flag|Chile}} ||align="center"|1
|-
|rowspan=3|7||{{flag|USSR}} ||align="center"|3|| {{flag|Greece}}||align="center"|1
|-
|rowspan=2|{{flag|Sweden}}||align="center" rowspan=2|3||{{flag|Poland}} ||align="center"|1
|-
|{{flag|Spain}}||align="center"|1
|-
|}


==References and notes==
==References and notes==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://4etene.bnt.bg/bg/ Official website of the "Big Read - Bulgaria"]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090225104908/http://4etene.bnt.bg/bg Official website of the "Big Read - Bulgaria"]


[[Category:Bulgarian literature]]
[[Category:Bulgarian literature]]
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[[Category:Literacy]]
[[Category:Literacy]]
[[Category:Community building]]
[[Category:Community building]]
[[Category:Lists of favourite novels]]
[[Category:Lists of novels]]

Latest revision as of 05:41, 2 November 2024

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. The Bulgarian public initially 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

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Title Author
Name Nationality
1 Under the Yoke Ivan Vazov Bulgaria
2 Vreme razdelno ("Time of Parting") Anton Donchev Bulgaria
3 Tyutyun ("Tobacco") Dimitar Dimov Bulgaria
4 Zhelezniat svetilnik ("The iron oil lamp") Dimitar Talev Bulgaria
5 The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry France
6 The Master and Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov Soviet Union
7 The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien United Kingdom
8 East of Eden John Steinbeck United States
9 Osadeni dushi ("Doomed souls") Dimitar Dimov Bulgaria
10 The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas France
11 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams United Kingdom
12 One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez Colombia

Winners by nationality

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Winners in the Big Read Campaign in Bulgaria in 2009
by Author's Nationality
Author's nationality Books Author's nationality Books
1  Bulgaria 24 8  Colombia 2
2  USA 20  Czech 2
3  United Kingdom 19  Italy 2
4  Germany 8 9  Australia 1
5  France 6  Brazil 1
6  Russia 5  Chile 1
7  Soviet Union 3  Greece 1
 Sweden 3  Poland 1
 Spain 1

References and notes

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  1. ^ a b "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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