Konstantin Pavlov () (April 2, 1933 – September 28, 2008) was a

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and

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. Pavlov became a prominent

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during Bulgaria's Communist era, even though he faced

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and a ten-year-long publishing ban by the government. Pavlov was born on April 2, 1933, in the former village of Vitoshko, near the capital

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. He was among the few Bulgarian authors and intellectuals who dared to act autonomously and defy the Bulgarian Communist government, which ruled the country from 1945 until 1989. Government censors began a ten-year-long publishing ban against his work beginning in 1966. Bulgarians began illegally publishing and reading Pavlov's poems during the censorship against his work. Pavlov received numerous awards in

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and

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. He was "granted" the

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at the

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in 1980 for his

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of the

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, ''Illusion''. His works were translated in numerous

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. Some of Pavlov's most popular works of poetry included '' Sweet Agony'', published in 1991; ''The Murder of the Sleeping Man'' in 1992; and the ''A Long Time Ago ...'' in 1998. Konstantin Pavlov died in Sofia, on September 28, 2008, at the age of 75. He was survived by his wife, Maria, and their daughter, Donka. His death was announced by the Union of Bulgarian Film Makers.

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Konstantin Pavlov, Bulgarian Poet and Screenwriter, dies at 75
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