Deyan Enev

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Deyan Enev (Bulgarian: Деян Енев) (August 11, 1960) is one of the most reputed contemporary Bulgarian writers. He is one of the big names in the Bulgarian literature since 1989, and one of the most well-known artists of his generation in the country.

[edit] Biography

Deyan Enev was born in 1960 in Sofia. He graduated from First English School, and after that did Bulgarian Philology at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". Married with two children.

He has done various jobs: painter at Boyana Movie Center, night hospital attendant, teacher, copywriter in an advertisement agency, and journalist. Presently he is working in the culture department of "Sega Daily". He has published seven collections of short stories: "Chetivo za noshten vlak" ("Readings for the Night Train", Bulgarian: "Четиво за нощен влак") (1987); "Konsko evangelie" (Bulgarian: "Конско евангелие") (1992); "Lovec na hora" ("Man Hunter", Bulgarian: "Ловец на хора") (1994), winner of the Annual Award for Fiction of "Hristo Botev" Publishing House, translated in Norway (1997); "Klaneto na petela" ("The Slaughtering of the Rooster", Bulgarian: "Клането на петела") (1997); "Ezi-tura" ("Heads or Tails", Bulgarian: "Ези-тура") (2000), National Award for Bulgarian Fiction "Hristo G. Danov" and the Annual Award for Literature of the Bulgarian Writers Union; "Gospodi, pomiluy" ("Kyrie Eleison" (Have Mercy on Us, Oh Lord)", Bulgarian: "Господи, помилуй") (2004), the Big Award for New Bulgarian prose "Helikon; and "Vsichki na nosa na gemiyata" ("Everyone on the bow of the boat", Bulgarian: "Всички на носа на гемията") (2005).