The Big Read (, 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 and finished on 25 March 2009 with the announcement of the winner. The Bulgarian public initially voted for any book they wished. 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 № Title Author Name Nationality 1Under the YokeIvan Vazov 2Vreme razdelno ("Time of Parting") Anton Donchev 3Tyutyun ("Tobacco") Dimitar Dimov 4Zhelezniat svetilnik ("The iron oil lamp")Dimitar Talev 5The Little PrinceAntoine de Saint-Exupéry 6 The Master and MargaritaMikhail Bulgakov 7 The Lord of the RingsJ. R. R. Tolkien 8 East of EdenJohn Steinbeck 9Osadeni dushi ("Doomed souls")Dimitar Dimov 10The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas 11The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams 12One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel García Márquez
Winners by nationality + Winners in the Big Read Campaign in Bulgaria in 2009by Author's Nationality № Author's nationality Books № Author's nationality Books 1 2482 2 20 2 3 192 4 89 1 5 6 1 6 5 1 7 3 1 3 1 1
References and notes
External links Official website of the "Big Read - Bulgaria"