Chudomir () (March 25, 1890 – December 26, 1967), born Dimitar Hristov Chorbadjisky (), was a Bulgarian writer and painter. He is famous for his short stories, such as "I'm not One of Them" ("Не съм от тях") and "Locals" ("Нашенци"), satirizing the human weaknesses and political

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s of his time.

Biography

He was born in village Turia (Bulgarian Kingdom) on March 25, 1890 and died in Sofia (People's Republic of Bulgaria) in 1967. He was one of the five children in the family of Maria Doncheva and Hristo Chorbadjiiski. Until the age of 16, he studied in a local school. In 1913 he graduated from the National-painter-industrial college in Sofia. He took part in the Balkan wars and World War I. In 1921 he married Mary Nonova. He was a school teacher for 13 years (1920–1933) in

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. From 1929–1930 Chudomir specialized drawing in Paris. Until his death he was the president of 'Iskra' library and director of the Ethnographic museum in Kazanlak.

Modern Media

In 2012 there was a documentary film released about Chudomir that detailed the supposed "secrets" of the Bulgarian writer and artist. The film starring Marius Kurkinsky was written by Georgi Toshev and Yavor Vesselinov as well as directed by Vesselinov.

Honour

Chudomir Cove in

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is named after Chudomir.

Gallery

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References

Bulgarian male writers 1890 births 1967 deaths 20th-century Bulgarian people Bulgarian military personnel of the Balkan Wars Bulgarian military personnel of World War I Members of the National Assembly (Bulgaria) People from Kazanlak 20th-century Bulgarian painters 20th-century Bulgarian male artists 1967 suicides Bulgarian male painters {{Bulgaria-painter-stub