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Vasil Iljoski ( mk, Васил Иљоски, (December 20, 1902 - November 1, 1995) was a

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, dramatist,

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and an important figure in Macedonian literature, especially in Macedonian drama between the two

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Biography

Vasil Iljoski was born in

Kruševo Kruševo ( mk, Крушево ; rup, Crushuva "Crușuva") is a town in North Macedonia. In Macedonian the name means the 'place of pear trees'. It is the highest town in North Macedonia and one of the highest in the Balkans, situated at an alt ...

in 1902. He has finished his elementary education in the town of

Kumanovo Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the largest municipality in the country. Kumanovo lies above sea level and is surrounded by the Kar ...

, where he moved in his early childhood. During that period, he has helped his father in their family business, but he did not accept it as his future profession. Iljoski finished secondary school in Kumanovo and enrolled at the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje. At the beginning of his career, he worked as a teacher in the City Gymnasium in Kumanovo. His play ''Begalka'', or known as ''Lenče Kumanovče'', performed in 1928 in the

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theater was staged in the Kumanovo dialect, which belongs to the Torlakian dialects. This play was soon banned, because of the then Yugoslav policy of

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and its author was transferred from the local school. Other significant plays written by Iljoski are: ''Učenička avantura'' (''Student's Adventure'', 1939), ''Čest'' (''Honor''), ''Kuzman Kapidan'' (1954), ''Mladi Sinovi'' (''Young Sons'') and others. With the end of WWII and the foundation of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, the Yugoslav authorities recognized a distinct

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in which standardization he participated. Vasil Iljoski is one of the founders of the Association of the Writers of Macedonia and member at the

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since 1967. He was also part of the editorial team of the literary magazine "

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". He finished his working career as a regular professor at the Pedagogical Faculty in Skopje.

Works

Vasil Iljoski is the author of many dramas, comedies and essays. Among them are: * "Begalka" - ''"Бегалка"'', published in 1926 also known as "Lenče Kumanovče" * "Čorbadži Teodos" - ''"Чорбаџи Теодос"'', published in 1937 * "Student's adventure", ''"Ученичка авантура"'', published in 1939. * "Office for unemployed", ''"Биро за безработни"'' * "Write, Panče" - ''"Пиши, Панче"'', published in 1947. * "Two against one" - ''"Два спрема еден"'', published in 1952. * "Honor" - ''"Чест"'' published in 1953Čest, Vasil Iljoski
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Kuzman Kapidan Kuzman Kapidan ( bg, Кузман Капитан mk, Кузман Капидан) or Kuzman Karamak or Kuzman voivode or Kuzman Kareman is a popular legendary hero of Bulgarian, and after WWII of Macedonian epic poetry. His figure is based on the h ...

" - ''"Кузман Капидан"'', published in 1954. * "Father and Son" - ''"Син и татко"'', published in 1955. * "Bloody Stone" - ''"Окрвавен камен"'', published in 1968. * "Wedding" - ''"Свадба"'', published in 1976. * "Death for life" - ''"Смрт за живот"'', published in 1988. * "Young Sons" - ''"Млади синови"''

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