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.
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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
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, 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
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's publisher, Glidrose Productions.[Гергина Кръстева, Илонка Георгиева, Мария Панова, БЪЛГАРСКИЯТ ДЖЕЙМС БОНД ИЛИ ГОСПОДИН НИКОЙ – НЯКОЛКО КРИМИНАЛНИ СЮЖЕТА В БЪЛГАРСКАТА ЛИТЕРАТУРА, Bulgarian Language and Literature Volume 58, Number 2, 2016 Български език и литература, pp. 187-193]
Gulyashki received several state and literary awards and was member of the National Assembly
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, the Bulgarian parliament, of 6th, 7th, and 8th convocations.
Works
*''Дон Кихот от Селвеция'', 1936
*''Жени'', 1938
*''Смъртна присъда'', 1940
*''МТ станция'', 1950
*''Село Ведрово'', 1952
*''Златното руно'', 1958
*''Контраразузнаване'', 1959
*''Случаят в Момчилово'', 1960
*''Приключение в полунощ'', 1960
*''Спящата красавица'', 1961
*''Приключенията на Авакум Захов'', 1962
*''През една дъждовна есен'', 1963
*''Седемте дни на нашия живот'', 1964
*''Малка нощна музика'', 1965
*''Срещу 07'', 1966
*''Романтична повест'', 1970
*''Златният век'', 1973
*''Последното приключение на Авакум Захов'', 1976
*''Открадването на Даная'', 1978
*''Златната жена'', 1980
*''Скитник броди по света'', 1982
*''Убийството на улица Чехов'', 1985
*''История с кучета'', 1985
*''Краят на Лалелия'', 1987
*''Чудакът''
References
External links
Works of and about Andrey Gulyaski
in the Bulgarian National Catalog of Academic Libraries
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1914 births
1995 deaths
Bulgarian writers
Bulgarian mystery writers
Bulgarian crime fiction writers
Crime fiction writers
Detective fiction writers