Alek Popov ( bg, Алек Попов) is a Bulgarian novelist, short story writer, essayist and scriptwriter, author of the novel ''Mission London''. Alek Popov was born in Sofia in 1966.Popov, Alek. Biography
. Contemporary Bulgarian Writers. He studied in the elite classical gymnasium in Sofia and later received M.A. in Bulgarian philology from the

University of Sofia Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

. He is an author of two novels. His first novel, ''Mission London'', was translated to 12 languages and later the film based on the book was a great success and had a box office record high in Bulgaria,Mission London becomes a Bulgarian box office hit
, filmneweurope.com, 10 May 2010 outperforming ''

Avatar Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appeara ...

''.„Мисия Лондон” чупи рекорди, твори история
novinitepro.bg, 27 April 2010 His short stories have been translated into 11 languages, including English, German, and French. The English translation of Popov's "Mission London" was published by

Istros Books Istros books is a London-based independent publisher of writers from South-East Europe and the Balkans, in English translation. It was set up in 2011 by Susan Curtis. Publications Notable publications include: *''Doppelgänger'' by Daša Drndić ...

, London in 2014.

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* Bulgarian writers Living people Corresponding Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Year of birth missing (living people) {{bulgaria-writer-stub