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The famous poet and lyricist Petar Karaangov died. The sad news was announced by his fellow citizens and friends from Sandanski Township, writes plovdiv24.bg.
“The honored citizen of Sandanski – Petar Karaangov has left us! Poet and artist, winner of the National Vase Prize, Order” Stara Planina “and various other awards. Condolences to relatives! Rest in peace!”, Announced the Facebook page of the municipality. Sandanski.
The honorary citizen of the city of #Sandanski – Petar Karaangov has left us! Poet and artist, winner of the National Vazov …
Posted from the Municipality of Sandanski on Monday, November 16, 2020.
Petar Karaangov was born on November 11, 1931 in the city of Sveti Vrach, today Sandanski, in a family of refugees from Aegean Macedonia. He graduated from high school in his hometown, from the Institute of semi-superior State Libraries and Bulgarian philology at the University of Sofia “Kliment Ohridski”. He works as a librarian at the Chitalishte library in Sandanski, as a proofreader at the “Bulgarian Writer” publishing house, as an editor for the magazine “Flame”, as editor-in-chief of the “Bulgarian Writer” publishing house and at the Boyana Feature Film Studio “. He was director of the Cyril and Methodius National Library (1983-89) and Secretary General of the Union of Bulgarian Writers (1989-91).
Karaangov has won numerous awards and distinctions, including the National Vase Prize, the National Literary Prize “The Spring of the White Paws” (Harmanli), the Annual Prize of the Bulgarian Poetry Union. Holder of the Stara Planina Order. Honorary citizen of his hometown Sandanski. His poems have been translated into more than 20 languages.
He has written many unforgettable pop hits like “Warm Rain” by LZ, “Love is a Sea” by Lili Ivanova, “White Song” by Pasha Hristova, “Late Dates” by Georgi Minchev and many others.
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