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List Of Bulgarian Writers
This is a list of notable writers from Bulgaria: Fiction and non-fiction authors *Elena Alexieva *Emil Andreev *Boris Aprilov *Milan Asadurov *Ivan Bogorov *Hristo Botev *Hristo Boychev *Voydan Chernodrinski *Chudomir *Constantine of Kostenets *Constantine of Preslav *Presbyter Cosmas *Lyuben Dilov *Ilko Dimitrov *Kristin Dimitrova *Dimitar Dimov *Sava Dobroplodni *Anton Donchev *Vasil Drumev *Yordan Eftimov *Deyan Enev *Zdravka Evtimova *John Exarch *Valentin Fortunov *Lada Galina *Mihalaki Georgiev *Nayden Gerov *Nikola Gigov *Georgi Gospodinov *Andrey Gulyashki *Nikolay Haytov *Chernorizets Hrabar *Nikolai Hristozov *Kiril Hristov *Rangel Ignatov *Kalin Iliev *Dimitar Inkyov *Angel Karaliychev *Georgi Karaslavov *Hristo Karastoyanov *Stefan Kisyov *Aleko Konstantinov *Ventseslav Konstantinov *Krastyo Krastev *Lora Lazar *Vladimir Lukov *Georgi Markov *Agop Melkonyan *Stoyan Mihaylovski *Svetoslav Minkov *Aleksandra Monedzhikova *Vera Mutafchieva *Chavdar Mutafov *Galin Nikiforov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. Bulgaria covers a territory of , and is the sixteenth-largest country in Europe. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Neolithic Karanovo culture, which dates back to 6,500 BC. In the 6th to 3rd century BC the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal invasions in the region resumed. Around the 6th century, these territories were settled by the early Slavs. The Bulgars, led by Asp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sava Dobroplodni
Sava Dobroplodni ( bg, Сава Доброплодни; 3 December 1820 – 19 April 1894), born Sava Hadzhiiliev (Сава Хаджиилиев), was a Bulgarian writer, teacher and theatrical worker of the Bulgarian National Revival and an honorary member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Dobroplodni was born in the Bulgarian town of Sliven. He began his education in Kotel, Bulgaria, Kotel, but graduated from the Phanar Greek Orthodox College in Istanbul. Upon graduating he became a teacher and served in many towns around the country, including Kotel, Shumen, Sliven, Varna, Bulgaria, Varna, Tulcea and Silistra. During the Crimean War of 1853–1856, Dobroplodni briefly worked as a Greek language, Greek-language teacher in the Austrian Empire, more specifically at the Sremski Karlovci high school. After he returned to the Bulgarian lands, he initiated the foundation of the cultural centre (''chitalishte'') in Shumen and the staging of the comedy play ''Mihal the Mouse-Eater'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Gulyashki
Andrei Stoyanov Gulyashki ( bg, Андрей Стоянов Гуляшки) (May 7, 1914 – June 3, 1995) was a Bulgarian writer best known for the exploits of his character, detective Avakoum Zakhov. Avakoum Zakhov first appeared in a 1959 novel ''Контраразузнаване'' (reissued as ''Случаят в Момчилово'', translated into English as ''The Zakhov Mission'') and he is the protagonist of several more novels. Western press compared Zakhov with James Bond, and Gulyashki wrote the book about a "match" of Zakhov vs. Bond ''Avakoum Zahov versus 07'', although the name Bond is never mentioned in the book and 007 is replaced with 07, due to copyright issues. The title allegedly lost a zero due to the objections of Ian Fleming's publisher, Glidrose Productions Ian Fleming Publications is the production company formerly known as both Glidrose Productions Limited and Glidrose Publications Limited, named after its founders John Gliddon and Norman Rose. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgi Gospodinov
Georgi Gospodinov ( bg, Георги Господинов; born January 7, 1968) is a Bulgarian writer, poet and playwright. One of the most translated Bulgarian authors after 1989, he has four poetry books awarded with national literary prizes. First of them, ''Lapidarium'' (1992), won the National Debut Prize. Volumes of his selected poetry came out in German, Portuguese, Czech and Macedonian. Literary career Gospodinov became internationally known by his ''Natural novel'', which was published in 21 languages, including English (Dalkey Archive Press, 2005), German, French, Spanish, Italian, etc. ''The New Yorker'' described it as an “anarchic, experimental debut”, according to ''The Guardian'', it is “both earthy and intellectual”, Le Courrier (Geneve) calls it “a machine for stories.” ''And Other Stories'' (2001), collection of short stories, came out in German, French, English, Italian and was longlisted for Frank O'Connor Award. This is the book that contains t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Gigov
Nikola Gigov ( bg, Никола Гигов; 10 November 1937 – 3 December 2016) was a Bulgarian poet and writer who won several national and international awards. In his later years, he lived and worked in the town of Smolyan Smolyan ( bg, Смолян) List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, is a town and ski resort in the south of Bulgaria near the border with Greece. It is the administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Smolyan Province. The town is built ..., Bulgaria. Works He has authored 46 books. Many of his works have been translated in several languages. Six of his important works deal with Orpheus and are result of 50 years research. Some of these works are: * "Is Orpheus really a legend?" (Sofia, 1992) * "Orpheus in Europe" (Sofia, 2000) One of his most famous works is "Ballad of Resurrection," written in memory of those who had survived in Raikovo and in the surrounding villages. References 1937 births 2016 deaths Bulgarian male wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayden Gerov
Nayden Gerov ( bg, Найден Геров), born Nayden Gerov Hadzhidobrevich ( bg, Найден Геров Хаджидобревич) February 23, 1823, Koprivshtitsa – October 9, 1900, Plovdiv) was a Bulgarian linguist, folklorist, writer and public figure during the Bulgarian National Revival. Gerov was the son of Gero Dobrevich, a teacher. He studied at his father's school, then at a Greek school in Plovdiv from 1834 to 1836, again in his hometown until 1839, and finally in Odessa, in the Russian Empire, where he graduated from the Richelieu Lyceum in 1845. Gerov became a Russian subject and came back to Koprivshtitsa, where he established his own school, named after Saints Cyril and Methodius. He became famous for his erudition and was invited to open a gymnasium in Plovdiv as well, an invitation which he accepted. As a publicist, he fought the "Graecisation" (assimilation to Greek culture) among the Bulgarians of the time, especially in Plovidiv. At the same time, he m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihalaki Georgiev
Mihalaki Georgiev ( bg, Михалаки Георгиев, August 11, 1854 – February 14, 1916) was a Bulgarian writer, diplomat, and social figure. He was born in Vidin and died in Sofia. He attended the Tabor Industrial-Agricultural School from 1872 to 1874, and in 1880 was one of the founding members of the '' Slavic Tribune''. He served as ambassador in Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ... and Vienna, beginning in 14 November 1896 and lasting until 1899. From 1906 to 1908 he served as the chief editors of the '' Balkan Tribune''. His writing was influenced by the Russian Narodnik movement. Works * ''Така се лъже човек. Хумореска'' (1899) * „''Три срещи. Спомени от миналото'' (1899) * „''От къ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lada Galina
Lada Galina ( bg, Лада Галина) was the pen name of Ganka Slavova Karanfilova ( bg, Ганка Славова Каранфилова; February 6, 1934 – March 31, 2015), a Bulgarian writer. She was born in Burgas and was educated there, in Dimitrovgrad and at Sofia University, where she studied Bulgarian literature. She began work with a local newspaper. With the poet Penyo Penev, she founded a literary society. She married , an essayist and literary critic. In 1987, she took part in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. Her work was first published in the literary journals ''Literaturen front'' (for which she was later editor) and ''Narodna mladezh''. She was editor for the magazine ''Plamŭk'' (Flame) and for the Publishing House of the Central Council of Bulgarian Trade Unions. She was also chief playwright for the state theater of satire. She later came to the United States and founded the Bulgarian Education and Culture Center in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Fortunov
Valentin Fortunov (Bulgarian Cyrillic, Валентин Фъртунов 15 August 1957 – 9 March 2014) was a Bulgarian writer, publisher and journalist. Career Valentin Fortunov reported on the collapse of the Communist regime in Bulgaria. He wrote and published an unprecedented book from the last Bulgarian Communist president, Todor Zhivkov, shortly after his overthrow (''Against Some Lies'', Dolphin Press, Burgas, 1993). In 1990, he founded Bulgaria's first private publishing company (Dolphin Press) and translated and published the works of many Western writers including John le Carré, Jeffrey Archer, Rex Stout, Dominick Dunne, Harold Robbins Harold Robbins (May 21, 1916 – October 14, 1997) was an American author of popular novels. One of the best-selling writers of all time, he wrote over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages. Early life Robbins was b ... and others. He published a wide range of business books (translated from Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Exarch
John the Exarch (also transcribed Joan Ekzarh; ) was a medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer and translator, one of the most important men of letters working at the Preslav Literary School at the end of the 9th and the beginning of the 10th century. He was active during the reign of Boris I (852–889) and his son Simeon I (893–927). His most famous work is the compilation ''Shestodnev'' (Шестоднев – Hexameron) that consists of both translations of earlier Byzantine authors and original writings. He's canonized in the Russian Orthodox Church and his memory is honoured on the . In a manuscripts of the Gospels, held in the National Library of Serbia, an alternative date is given, namely — . Life Evidence about his life is scarce but his literary legacy suggests an excellent knowledge of Greek language. It is therefore assumed that John the Exarch received his education in the Byzantine Empire. Some historians assume that his sobriquet "the Exarch" means that he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdravka Evtimova
Zdravka Evtimova (Bulgarian: Здравка Евтимова) (born 24 July 1959 in Pernik, Bulgaria) is a contemporary Bulgarian writer. She has four short story collections and four novels published in Bulgarian. Her short stories have appeared in many international literary journals. Some of her short story collections were translated into other languages. As well as being an author, Zdravka works as a literary translator Translation is the communication of the Meaning (linguistic), meaning of a #Source and target languages, source-language text by means of an Dynamic and formal equivalence, equivalent #Source and target languages, target-language text. The ... from English, French and German. Zdravka Evtimova has translated more than 25 novels by English, American and Canadian authors into Bulgarian language. She translates the work of Bulgarian writers into English and is a member of the Bulgarian Writers' Union and the Writers' League in UK, Yorkshire-Humberside re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deyan Enev
Deyan Enev ( bg, Деян Енев) (born 11 August 1960) is a Bulgarian writer and journalist. Biography Deyan Enev was born in 1960 in Sofia. He graduated from Sofia's First English Language School and later completed a degree in Bulgarian Philology at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". He is married, with two children. He has worked as a painter, night-shift hospital attendant, teacher, copywriter, and journalist. Presently, he works for the culture and arts section of ''Sega Daily''. Enev has published seven collections of short stories: " Chetivo za noshten vlak" ("Readings for the Night Train", bg, " Четиво за нощен влак") (1987); " Konsko evangelie" ( bg, " Конско евангелие") (1992); " Lovec na hora" ("Man Hunter", bg, " Ловец на хора") (1994), winner of the Annual Award for Fiction of " Hristo Botev" Publishing House, translated in Norway (1997); " Klaneto na petela" ("The Slaughtering of the Rooster", bg, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
