Under the Yoke

Under the Yoke
AuthorIvan Vazov
Original titleПод игото
TranslatorWilliam Morfill
IllustratorIvan Mrkvička
Anton Mitov
Joseph Oberbauer
LanguageBulgarian
SeriesByala Cherkva
Release number
2
GenreHistorical novel
Set inByala Chrkva
PublisherT. F. Chipev, William Heinemann (UK)
Publication date
1889–90
Publication placeBulgaria
Published in English
1894
OCLC925524463
Preceded byUncles 
Followed byNew Land 
Ivan Vazov

Under the Yoke (Bulgarian: Под игото, romanizedPod Igoto), subtitled A Novel About the Life of the Bulgarians on the Eve of Liberation (Bulgarian: Роман из живота на българите в предвечерието на Освобождението) or A Romance of Bulgarian Liberty[1] is a historical novel by Bulgarian author Ivan Vazov written from 1887 to 1888 and published in parts between 1889 and 1890 in a magazine The Collection of Folk Tales and in a single book in 1894.[2][3] It is set in a small town in Central Bulgaria during the months leading up to the April Uprising in 1876 and is the most famous piece of classic Bulgarian literature. Under the Yoke has been translated into more than 30 languages. The English translation was made in 1894 by William Morfill and published by the London publishing house William Heinemann.[4]

  1. ^ ""Ivan Vazov – Under the Yoke"". Internet Archieve. William Heinemann. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ ""Илюстрациите от първото издание на "Под игото" в онлайн изложба (линк)"". Площад Славейков. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Защо "Под игото" излиза първо на английски език?". Българска телеграфска агенция. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ Boyadzhieva, Ellie (June 11, 2019). "Distant Reading Recommends: Under the Yoke by Ivan Vazov". distant-reading.net (in Bulgarian). Distant Reading. Retrieved October 2, 2020.