In December I visited Sofia International Literature Festival. All four books about Pitbull-Terje are being published in Bulgaria by Emas Publishing House, translated by Eva Kaneva.
It was quite an experience to meet the young readers at the event at the festival. They came prepared with a lot of good questions and two boys had even made a short play with an excerpt from «Pitbull-Terje in search of Lost Dad».
The festival had a Nordic focus this year, so there were quite a few Nordic colleagues there. The publisher, my translator and the festival took really good care of me and I also got some time to do some sightseeing in Sofia, the capitol of Bulgaria.
Oversetter Eva Kaneva gjorde en god jobb med å tolke meg. / Translator Eva Kaneva did a splendid job.
Fra dramatiseringen av Pitbull-Terje. / The dramatic version of Pitbull-Terje
Masse folk og god stemning på Kulturpalasset, der store og små forlag også stilte ut og solgte bøker på det som er et populært marked i førjulstida. / The festival took place at the Cultural Palace.
All photos from the top down to this one: by the festival photographer.
Meg, meg og oversetter Eva. / My, myself and translator Eva
På vei til intervju på Bulgarsk Nasjonalradio. / On my way to interview with Bulgarian National Radio.
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