Elin Pelin

Elin Pelin
Native name
Елин Пелин
BornDimitar Ivanov Stoyanov
(1877-07-08)8 July 1877
Bailovo, Ottoman Empire (now Bulgaria)
Died3 December 1949(1949-12-03) (aged 72)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Resting placeCentral Sofia Cemetery
Genresstory, impression (short story), Balkan country poem, Bulgarian novel
Subjectthe Bulgarian village
Notable works"Fatherland's politeness" (1895), country poem
Children2

Elin Pelin (Bulgarian: Елин Пелин [ɛˈlin pɛˈlin]) (8 July 1877 – 3 December 1949), born Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Димитър Иванов Стоянов) was a Bulgarian writer. Stoyan Christowe called him "Bulgaria's leading writer".[1]

  1. ^ Christowe, Stoyan (14 May 1939). "Bulgaria's Leading Writer, Elin Pelin". The New York Times. ProQuest 102998794. Retrieved 25 August 2024.