Bulgarian crime book publishing during the first half of the 20 th century and the bibliographic registration of protagonists with English names Cover Image

Българското книгоиздаване на криминална литература през първата половина на ХХ в. и библиографската регистрация на протагонистите с англоезични имена
Bulgarian crime book publishing during the first half of the 20 th century and the bibliographic registration of protagonists with English names

Author(s): Vanya Yakova
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Library and Information Science, Other, Cultural Essay
Published by: Национална библиотека »Св. св. Кирил и Методий«
Keywords: English-sounding names; detective novel; book publishing; Bulgaria; detective; author; European

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to identify the nationalities of authors of crime fiction published in Bulgaria during the first half of the 20th century. At that period of time it was the names of the protagonists which sold the books so in that regard the names of the authors were either unknown or of no importance at all. Due to this fact, little or nothing is known about the majority of crime books authors or about their real nationality as they have not been studied thoroughly by the Bulgarian retrospective bibliography. The lack of relevant information about the authors and their protagonists as well as the infiltration of English-language culture in Bulgarian publishing industry has resulted in categorizing these literary works mainly as ones written by American authors.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 43-56
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Bulgarian