Big Read (Bulgaria)

The Big Read (Template:Lang-bg, 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 2008and finished on 25 March 2009 with the announcement of the winner. Initially Bulgarian public voted for any book they wished. 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

1. Under the Yoke by Ivan Vazov
2. Vreme razdelno ("Time of Parting") by Anton Donchev
3. Tyutyun ("Tobacco") by Dimitar Dimov
4. Zhelezniat svetilnik ("The iron oil lamp") by Dimitar Talev
5. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
6. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

7. The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
8. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
9. Osadeni dushi ("Doomed souls") by Dimitar Dimov
10. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
11. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
12. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

External links

Official website of the "Big Read - Bulgaria"