Yordan Radichkov
Playwright, Author
1929 – 2004
Who was Yordan Radichkov?
Yordan Radichkov was a Bulgarian writer and playwright.
Literary critics Adelina Angusheva and Galin Tihanov called him "arguably the most significant voice of Bulgarian literature in the last third of the 20th century". Some literary critics have referred to him as the Bulgarian Kafka or Gogol. Radichkov is widely known for his numerous short stories, novels and plays. He is also known for the screenplays of the Bulgarian film classics Torrid Noon directed by Zako Heskiya, The Tied Up Balloon and The Last Summer.
In 2000, Radichkov was decorated with the high government prize the Order Of The Balkan Mountains. In 2007, a monument dedicated to him was officially opened at the garden of the former Royal Palace, nowadays National Art Gallery in Sofia city centre.
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- Born
- Oct 24, 1929
Montana - Also known as
- Ĭordan Dimitrov Radichkov
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 21, 2004
Sofia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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