Elin Pelin (July 8, 1877 – December 3, 1949), born Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov is arguably considered Bulgaria’s best narrator of country life. Born into a large family in the village of Baylovo near Sofia, he loved writing and reading from an early age. Studying to become a teacher, he taught for a year in 1895 in his native village. He was first published in 1901, and the respect it earned him in literary circles encouraged him to go to Sofia in 1903, … Wikipedia
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Grew up in the countryside outide Sofia. Studied to become a teacher at a local school in 1895. His first short story, published in 1901, drew the attention of literary circles in Sofia and he went to the capital to work as a librarian. This occupation ga www.imdb.com/name/nm0670856/
