Dimitar Atanasov is a novelist, playwright and a journalist.
He was born on September 23, 1953 in the town of Silistra, Bulgaria. He has graduated from the St. Cyril and Methodius University in Veliko Turnovo, major Bulgarian Philology.
He lives and works in Plovdiv, where he serves as a Secretary of the Cultural Figures’ Club in Plovdiv for many years.
He was a deputy editor-in-chief of the Voice Today newspaper, in charge of the Culture Section at the Province and Plovdiv’s News newspapers. The author of a weekly page on theatre at the News daily newspaper, issued from 1999 to 2001.
Freelance journalist. Municipal councilor.
A member of the Union of the Bulgarian Writers, the Union of the Bulgarian Actors /dramaturgy section/ and the Union of the Bulgarian Journalists.
Some of his works were translated in German, Russian, French, English, Italian, Serbian, Turkish.
The author of the following books:
Pentakon, collection of short stories and novellas, Hr.G.Danov Publishing House, 1988
Tarpani, a novel, Hr.G.Danov Publishing House, 1992
The Art as a Salvation, Villon Publishing House, 1996
Midnight Portraits, a collection, Hermes Publishing House, 1996
A Dump for Hopes, a novel, Lettera Publishing House, 1996.
Milim Bojne le, Koladele, collection of Christmas traditions & customs, and Christmas carols, author-compiler, LiterNet Publishing House, 2004
Vernissage, poetry, IMN Publishing House, 2007
Reserved Place, collection of plays, Janet 45 Publishing House, 2008
The Church “St. Martyr Dimitar” in the Old City of Plovdiv, author-compiler, Janet 45 Publishing House, 2008
The author of the following plays:
Heavenly Pub /2000/, published in the Progled magazine, 1-2, 2002
/Staged in 2000 by the Theatrical Companies in Plovdiv and Silistra/;
Green /2000/, staged in 2002-2003 by the Students’ Theatrical Group in Sofia;
A Dog in the Bathroom /2001/;
Nothing to be Worried About /2002/;
Rain /2002/, radio-play /broadcast on the Hristo Botev radio program (Bulgarian National Radio) and on the Plovdiv Radio;
Green /2003/, radio-play /broadcast on the Hristo Botev program (The Bulgarian National Radio)
Bacilli /2005/, radio-play
The winner of the following awards:
The “Southern Spring’1989” Great Award for Belles Lettres – for the debut book Pentakon;
The Award of the National Competition for Novels of Hr.G.Danov Publishing House /1990/ – for the novel Tarpani;
The Plovdiv Award for Literature /1993/ – for the novel Tarpani;
The Svetlostruy National Literary Award /1993/ – for the novel Tarpani;
Nomination for the Hearth National Literary Award /1996/ – for the novel A Dump for Hopes;
Nomination for the National Competition for New Bulgarian Dramaturgy, organized by the “Conception of Theatre” Foundation /2000/- for the play Green;
The Ivan Radoev Award /2001/ of the National Competition for Bulgarian Dramaturgy, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Ivan Radoev State Theatre, Pleven – for the play Green;
The Great Award for Dramaturgy of the Droumev National Theatrical Festival “New Bulgarian Drama” – Shumen /2001/ – for the play Green;
Nomination of the Droumev National Theatrical Festival “New Bulgarian Drama” – Shumen /2002/ – for the play A Dog in the Bathroom;
Nomination of the Droumev National Theatrical Festival “New Bulgarian Drama” – Shumen /2003/ – for the play Nothing to be Worried About
Award for Dramaturgy “Odeon” – Plovdiv /2005/
Nomination for The Ivan Radoev Award /2007/ of the National Competition for Bulgarian Dramaturgy, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Ivan Radoev State Theatre, Pleven – for the play The Dump
The Annual Award for Dramaturgy of the Bulgarian Writers’ Union /2007/ – for the play The Dump
Anthologies, collections, etc.
• Und morgen reden wir weiter, Oschersleben, Dr. Ziethen Verlag, 1999
Autoren aus funf Ländern erzälen, Der Wassergeist, Erzählung
• Ort der Augen, Blätter für literatur, Oschersleben, Dr. Ziethen Verlag, 3/1999, Der Wolf und der böse Geist, Novelle
• Ort der Augen, Blätter fur Literatur, Oschersleben, Dr. Ziethen Verlag, 1/2003, Matju, Erzählung
• The First Pegasuses, anthology-encyclopedia, Haskovo, 2000, Horse Death for Dogs, a novelette
• Ten Nominated Plays, a collection, Pleven, 2002, Green, a play
• Eight Festival Plays, a collection, Shumen, 2002, Green, a play
• Progled magazine,1-2, Smolian, 2002, Heavenly Pub, a play
• Thirteen Festival Plays, collection, Shumen, 2003, Nothing to Fear, a play
• Saint Forest, an almanac, Veliko Tarnovo, 2005, A Dog in the Bathroom, play
• From Age to Age, Slav Poetry 20-21 s., Bulgarian Poetry, Pranat, Moscow, 2005, I Look at You, a verse
• LiterNet, e-magazine, 2007, The Dump, a play
• Ten Nominated Plays, a collection, Pleven, 2007, The Dump, a play
Translations of his work:
• Der Wassergeist, Erzählung, Und morgen reden wir weiter, Autoren aus fünf Ländern erzählen, Oschersleben, dr. ziethen verlag, 1999;
• Der Wolf und der böse Geist, Novelle, Ort der Augen, Blätter für Literatur, Oschersleben, dr. ziethen verlag, 3/1999;
• Matju, Erzählung, Ort der Augen, Blätter für Literatur, Oschersleben, dr. ziethen verlag, 1/2003;
• Tarpani, novel, Babylonia, Tea Moderna Magazine, Blesok Publishing, 2003;
• Vertiges bleus, conte, Revue périodique, № 27, France, Janvier-Mars 2005
• La litérature contemporaine bulgare – passé, tendances, perspectives. Revue périodique, № 28, France, Avril-Juin 2005
• Vuk i Zao duh, Проjекат Растко, Бугарска, Е-списание LiterNet, 16.11.2005, № 11 (72)
• Я изнутри рассматривал тебя, „Из века в век“, Антология болгарская поэзия, Москва, 2005
• Kulnezha, Short Story, E-magazine LiterNet, 19.03.2006, № 3 (76)
• La germinazione, racconto, E-magazine LiterNet, 21.04.2006, № 4 (77)
• Vernisaj, Şiir, Yitik Ülke, e-dergisi, Ekim, 2006
• Kulnezha, Short Story, Erunsmagazine, Issue 45, May 2006;
Address:
Dimitar Ivanov Atanasov
94 Bogomil Str, floor 8, ap. 29
4000, Plovdiv
Bulgaria
Home phone: +359 32 652 670
Office phone: +359 32 623 924
e-mail: dia@abv.bg
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