Radoy Ralin
Radoy Ralin Радой Ралин | |
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| Born | April 23, 1922 Sliven, Bulgaria |
| Died | July 21, 2004 (aged 82) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Occupation | Writer satirist |
Radoy Ralin (Bulgarian: Радой Ралин; April 23, 1922 – July 22, 2004), born Dimitar Stefanov Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Димитър Стефанов Стоянов) was a Bulgarian dissident, poet, and satirist.[1]
After the downfall of the communist regime, he was urged to run for
Parliament
, but adamantly refused.
His works have been translated into 37 languages.
Honours
Radoy Ralin Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Radoy Ralin.
Notes
- ^ Detrez, Raymond (2006). "RALIN, RADOY (1923-2004)". Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria (2nd ed.). Lanham, Maryland; Toronto; Oxford: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 366.
External links
- Radoy Ralin's profile at the web page of the Bulgarian National Radio
- "Radoi Ralin: Much loved Bulgarian satirist who gave expression to his dissidence in epigrams, novels, poems and plays", The Times, August 24, 2004
- "Obituary: Radoi Ralin, 81, Bulgarian poet", The Boston Globe, July 24, 2004
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