{"id":148,"date":"2015-09-10T07:51:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T07:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/?p=148"},"modified":"2015-09-10T07:51:50","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T07:51:50","slug":"vera-kirkova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/?p=148","title":{"rendered":"Vera Kirkova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/VERA.KIRKOVA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-149\" src=\"http:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/VERA.KIRKOVA-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"VERA.KIRKOVA\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a>Work\u00ading lan\u00adguages<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Por\u00adtuguese, Bul\u00adgari\u00adan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field of work:<\/strong> Lit\u00ader\u00adary trans\u00adla\u00adtion<\/p>\n<p><strong>Short bio\u00adgraphy:<\/strong> She was born in Sofia and raised in Bud\u00adapest, Hun\u00adgary. She first stud\u00adied in Rus\u00adsi\u00adan school and then gradu\u00adated from the French Sec\u00adond\u00adary School in Sofia (Span\u00adish lan\u00adguage class). She stud\u00adied Por\u00adtuguese Philo\u00adlogy at Sofia Uni\u00adver\u00adsity St. Kli\u00adment Ohrid\u00adski with second spe\u00adcialty also com\u00adpleted at Sofia Uni\u00adver\u00adsity \u2013 Radio Journ\u00adal\u00adism. Imme\u00addi\u00adately after gradu\u00adat\u00ading with hon\u00adors she began work\u00ading as a&nbsp;teach\u00ader of Por\u00adtuguese Lan\u00adguage and Cul\u00adture at Sofia Uni\u00adver\u00adsity St. Kli\u00adment Ohrid\u00adski. She has been teach\u00ading, trans\u00adlat\u00ading and edit\u00ading books, writ\u00ading art\u00adicles, par\u00adti\u00adcip\u00adat\u00ading in nation\u00adal and inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal con\u00adfer\u00adences and she is a&nbsp;mem\u00adber of the Asso\u00adci\u00adation of Por\u00adtuguese Speak\u00ading People in Bul\u00adgaria and the Bul\u00adgari\u00adan Trans\u00adlat\u00adors\u2019 Uni\u00adon. She com\u00adpleted sev\u00ader\u00adal spe\u00adcial\u00adiz\u00ada\u00adtions in Por\u00adtugal (at Lis\u00adbon Uni\u00adver\u00adsity and the Uni\u00adver\u00adsity of the Azores) and Brazil (at Uni\u00adver\u00adsity of Sao Paulo). She is the trans\u00adlat\u00ador of fam\u00adous Por\u00adtuguese authors who are well-known world\u00adwide. Among them is the hold\u00ader of Nobel Prize for Lit\u00ader\u00adat\u00adure Jos\u00e9 Sara\u00admago, Paulo Coelho, M\u00e1rio de S\u00e1-Carneiro, Baptista-Bastos, Gra\u00adcili\u00adano Ramos, Machado de Assis, Ign\u00e1\u00adcio de Loy\u00adola Brand\u00e3o, Fernando Sabino, M\u00e1r\u00adcia Dens\u00ader and more num\u00adber of con\u00adtem\u00adpor\u00adary Brazili\u00adan authors pub\u00adlished on the ini\u00adti\u00adat\u00adive of the Embassy of Brazil in Bul\u00adgaria. She loves to travel the world and is fond of pho\u00adto\u00adgraphy. She has pho\u00adto\u00adgraphs pub\u00adlished in many prin\u00adted edi\u00adtions and dozens of inter\u00adviews in the media. She is mar\u00adried with two daugh\u00adters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selec\u00adted trans\u00adla\u00adtions: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Blind\u00adness<\/em> by Jos\u00e9 Sara\u00admago (Colibri Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House),<\/li>\n<li><em>The Witch of Por\u00adto\u00adbello<\/em> by Paulo Coelho (Obsidi\u00adan Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House), with a&nbsp;prize for trans\u00adla\u00adtion from the Sofia Uni\u00adver\u00adsity St. Kl. Ohrid\u00adski,<\/li>\n<li><em>The Manu\u00adscript Found in Accra<\/em> by Paulo Coelho (Obsidi\u00adan Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House),<\/li>\n<li><em>Aleph<\/em> by Paulo Coelho (Obsidi\u00adan Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House),<\/li>\n<li><em>Mak\u00adtub<\/em> by Paulo Coelho (Obsidi\u00adan Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House),<\/li>\n<li><em>The Win\u00adner Stands Alone<\/em> by Paulo Coelho (Obsidi\u00adan Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House),<\/li>\n<li><em>Brida<\/em> by Paulo Coelho (Obsidi\u00adan Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House),<\/li>\n<li><em>Brazili\u00adan stor\u00adies by Gra\u00adcili\u00adano Ramos and Machado de Assis<\/em> (Brazili\u00adan Embassy, Ogledalo Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House),<\/li>\n<li><em>The Diary of a&nbsp;Magus<\/em> by Paulo Coelho (Obsidi\u00adan Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House),<\/li>\n<li><em>Fly Away from Silence<\/em> (in a&nbsp;team) \u2013 Slavy\u00adani Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House,<\/li>\n<li><em>More Brazili\u00adan Stor\u00adies<\/em> (Embassy of Brazil),<\/li>\n<li><em>Frozen in Winter Per\u00adson<\/em> by Baptista-Bastos (Pet Plus Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House),<\/li>\n<li><em>Sud\u00adden light<\/em> by Jos\u00e9 Manuel Mendes (Pet Plus Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House),<\/li>\n<li><em>Con\u00adfes\u00adsions of L\u00facio<\/em> by M\u00e1rio de S\u00e1-Carneiro (Pet Plus Pub\u00adlish\u00ading House).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Award by <span class=\"caps\">BUSINESS<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">LADY<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">CLUB<\/span> for Out\u00adstand\u00ading con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtion to the pro\u00admo\u00adtion and sup\u00adport of women in soci\u00adety, polit\u00adics and busi\u00adness, 2013;<\/li>\n<li>Award for trans\u00adla\u00adtion of the nov\u00adel \u201cThe Witch of Por\u00adto\u00adbello\u201d (Paulo Coelho) by Sofia Uni\u00adver\u00adsity St. Kl. Ohrid\u00adski, 2008;<\/li>\n<li>First Prize in poetry com\u00adpet\u00adi\u00adtion ded\u00adic\u00adated to Sza\u00adb\u00f3 L\u0151rinc by the Hun\u00adgari\u00adan Cul\u00adtur\u00adal Insti\u00adtute, 2000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Con\u00adtact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:verakirkova@abv.bg\">verakirkova@abv.bg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work\u00ading lan\u00adguages: Por\u00adtuguese, Bul\u00adgari\u00adan Field of work: Lit\u00ader\u00adary trans\u00adla\u00adtion Short bio\u00adgraphy: She was born in Sofia and raised in Bud\u00adapest, Hun\u00adgary. She first stud\u00adied in Rus\u00adsi\u00adan school and then gradu\u00adated from the French Sec\u00adond\u00adary School in Sofia (Span\u00adish lan\u00adguage class). She stud\u00adied Por\u00adtuguese Philo\u00adlogy at Sofia Uni\u00adver\u00adsity St. Kli\u00adment Ohrid\u00adski with second spe\u00adcialty also com\u00adpleted [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-members"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150,"href":"https:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions\/150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spblit.org\/wp-eng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}