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 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

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

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

References and notes

^ ^a ^b "The Big Read - program and rules". 4etene.bnt.bg. Retrieved 2009-03-25.

External links

Official website of the "Big Read - Bulgaria"

[program-1] "The Big Read - program and rules". 4etene.bnt.bg. Retrieved 2009-03-25.

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