Javier Marias

Spanish writer Javier Marias, whose work has been translated into more than 40 languages in nearly 60 countries, died on Sept. 11 in Madrid at the age of 70 after suffering from pneumonia, his publisher said.

Bulgarian Writer and poet Georgi Gospodinov has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The proposal was signed by chairwoman Zdravka Evtimova. Bulgaria's candidacy was sent a few months ago but so far there has been no response from the Swedish Nobel Committee.

The European Literature Night initiative which aims to make access to the cultures of different communities easier has been growing more and more popular in Bulgaria.