Alek Popov

Alek Popov (Bulgarian: Алек Попов) is a Bulgarian novelist, short story writer, essayist and scriptwriter, author of the novel Mission London.[1]

Alek Popov was born in Sofia in 1966.[2] He studied in the elite classical gymnasium in Sofia and later received M.A. in Bulgarian philology from the University of Sofia.[2] He is an author of two novels. His first novel, Mission London, was translated to 12 languages [2] and later the film based on the book was a great success and had a box office record high in Bulgaria,[3] outperforming Avatar.[4] His short stories have been translated into 11 languages, including English, German, and French.

References

  1. ↑ Alek Popov. Authors. Eurozine.
  2. 1 2 3 Popov, Alek. Biography. Contemporary Bulgarian Writers.
  3. ↑ Mission London becomes a Bulgarian box office hit, filmneweurope.com, 10 May 2010
  4. ↑ „Мисия Лондон” чупи рекорди, твори история (Bulgarian), novinitepro.bg, 27 April 2010

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