Stanka Pencheva (; July 9, 1929 – May 2014) was a
Bulgaria
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n writer.
She was born in
Sliven
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and was educated there, going on to study Russian
philology
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at
Sofia University
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Founded on 1 October 1888, the edifice of the university was constr ...
. She was an editor for
Radio Sofia
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History
For almost seventy years the world service of the Bulgarian radio, formerly called Radi ...
, for the ''Narodna Mladezh'' magazine and for the ''Septemvri'' magazine. Pencheva has been a correspondent for the newspaper '.
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Her poems have been translated into English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Italian and Hindi.]
Selected works[ ]
* ''Пълнолетие'' (Coming of age) (1952)
* ''Опъната струна'' (Stretched cord) (1957)
* ''Кладенец на птиците'' (Well of birds) (1960)
* ''„Вселена'' (Universe) (1964)
* ''Земя на огньовете'' (Land of fires) (1965)
* ''Горчива билка'' (Bitter herb) (1966)
* ''Ябълковата градина'' (Apple orchard) (1967)
* ''Есенно сияние'' (Autumn lights) (1968)
* ''Пясъчна лилия'' (Sand lily) (1972)
* ''Планета за двама'' (Planet for two) (1977)
* ''Избрана лирика'' (Selected lyrics) (1979)
* ''Недовършен свят'' (Unfinished world) (1982)
* ''Разкопки'' (Excavations) (1984)
Awards and recognition
Pencheva's awards include:
*3007: in poetry
*2003: award
*1974: Order of Cyril and Methodius of 1st degree
In 2012 the annual national literary competition "Stanka Pencheva" was established. Стартира национален литературен конкурс „Станка Пенчева”
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References
1929 births
2014 deaths
Bulgarian women poets
Bulgarian women journalists
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