Balkanlegenden
Legends of Stara Planina / Staroplaninski legendi

Author(s): Jordan Jovkov
Contributor(s): Živka Dragneva (Translator)
Subject(s): Short Story
Published by: CEEOL Digital Reproductions / Collections
Summary/Abstract: Yovkov’s war experiences greatly influenced his mentality and style of writing. Whereas his first literary effort was a short story about village life and patriarchal customs, published in 1910, his post-war pieces were harsher and more militaristic. Eventually he moved away from melancholic, depressive themes towards authentic descriptions of villagers and country life. In his short story Shibil, he used turkisms to give a sense of realism to the work. His works Legends of Stara Planina (1927, Staroplaninski legendi, alternately known as the Balkan Legends) and Inn at Antimovo (1927) established him as a major writer. In 1929, he received the Cyril and Methodius Prize for Literature from the Bulgarian Academy of Science. (WIKIPEDIA) - The book (Bulg. orig. title "Staroplaninski legendi") was published in 1961 by Verlag Philipp Reclam jun. Leipzig in its series "Universal Library"

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