Angel Ivanov Karaliychev (; 21 August 1902,

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– 14 December 1972,

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) was a Bulgarian writer of

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Early life and education

Karaliychev spent his youth in

where he finished high-school. At the age of seventeen, he published his first poem "Orel" in the school's literary magazine. After working a few years in the municipality, he left his native town to enroll in

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where he studied

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. In 1928, he eventually graduated in

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from the

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in Sofia.

Literary career

Karaliychev published his first major work, the revolutionary poem „Mauna loa“ in 1923. This was followed the year after by his first collection of

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"Ruj" and, after that, by his first novel for children ''Mecho'' in 1925. An co-editor in several chief literary journals from the period, he also collaborated with the prominent leftist magazine "Nov Put" where he worked with fellow writers Assen Razcvetnikov, Nikola Furnadzhiev, and

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. These young man formed the "September Four", a prominent group that introduced leftist ideas to the Bulgarian literature of the interwar period. After being condemned for bourgeoisie writers by fellow BCP member

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in 1924, the September Four ended their collaboration with "Nov Put" and joined the literary magazine "Zlatorog" under editor

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. Karaliychev continued to write

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s, and children books and collect

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s and

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of various folklore traditions until his death.

References

External links

This Pretty Land of Bulgaria, fairytale, English translation
1902 births 1972 deaths Bulgarian children's writers Bulgarian male writers People from Strazhitsa University of National and World Economy alumni {{Bulgaria-bio-stub