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The International Botev Prize (Bulgarian: Международна ботевска награда) is a prestigious Bulgarian award, presented to individuals with significant accomplishments in the field of literature.

It was established in 1972 and is named after Hristo Botev, an iconic Bulgarian revolutionary, journalist and poet.

Awarded

This list is incomplete. The award is presented in different categories every 5 years. The International Botev Prize was not awarded between 1986 and 1996.

1976

• Alexey Surkov (1976)
• Nicolás Guillén (1976)
• Pierre Seghers (1976)
• László Nagy (1976)

1981

• Rafael Alberti (1981)
• Ahmad al-Ahmad (1981)
• Miroslav Krleža (1981)
• Rasul Gamzatov (1981)

1986

• Günter Wallraff (1986)
• Nil Hilevich (1986)
• Mario Benedetti (1986)
• Dmytro Pavlychko (1986)

1996

• Nadine Gordimer (1996)
• Valeri Petrov (1996)

2001

• Branko Cvetkovski (2001)
• Nikola Indzhov (2001)

2006

• Yevgeny Yevtushenko (2006)

2008

• Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (2008) – exceptional award in commemoration of his death

References

• На колене пред слънцето на свободата!, List of Botev prize laureates as well as other decorations, bearing Botev's name.
• International Botev Prize laureates