Bulgarian Author, Translator Win International Booker Prize for Novel Set in 'Clinic For the Past'

The novel "Time Shelter" by Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel won the International Booker Prize.
The prize recognizes translated fiction from around the world and is split between the author and translator.
The book is about a clinic that recreates different decades of the past to help dementia patients but attracts others seeking escape from the present.
Gospodinov is Bulgaria's most prominent modern author, with works translated into 25 languages.
Rodel, originally from the US, lives in Bulgaria and was granted citizenship for her work promoting Bulgarian culture.