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Leading literary historian, writer and translator Prof. Dr. Simeon Hadjikosev died today at the age of 79, the Perseus publishing house announced.
The funeral will be in a tight circle, given the current epidemiological situation.
Several times he was a teacher defined as favorite teacher in the ranking of his students of the University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski.” In the years of totalitarianism, Hadjikosev was one of the first literary researchers to rehabilitate Bulgarian symbolism in the person of Yavorov, Debelyanov, Trayanov and Liliev.
Among his notable books are his memoirs “Notes of the conformist”, “Notes of the interior emigrant” and “What was and will be”, which also show his mastery as a writer.
Together with the literary critic and researcher Plamen Totev (Photo: Editorial Perseus)
It is Professor Hadjikosev author of the unique 13-volume series “Western European Literature” unique not only in Bulgaria but also worldwide. No historian or literary writer in the world has created such a voluminous and comprehensive multi-volume history of Western European literature from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
The last volume was published a few days ago and is dedicated to the great Austrian novelists of the 20th century Franz Kafka, Josef Roth and Robert Musil.
Simeon Hadjikosev (Photo: Editorial Perseus)
The teacher is also one of the best Bulgarians polyglots. He translated the poetry of medieval troubadours, as well as books by various writers, such as the Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano.
Simeon Hadjikosev was born in Sofia on March 7, 1941 in the family of an official. Her paternal line is from the Central Balkans and her maternal line is from Macedonia. He graduated in Bulgarian Philology from the University of Sofia in 1965 with honors. He then began his 50-year college career as a professor of ancient and Western European literature.
His wife Maria is from the Dimcho Debelyanov family.. They have two children: Roman and Anton.
Prof. Simeon Hadjikosev has won numerous awards, including the award for criticism and journalism from the Union of Bulgarian Writers, as well as the National Prize for Literary Criticism from the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Panagyurishte “Nesho Bonchev”.
On his new, sadly, latest book, which came out a few days ago:
Simeon Hadjikosev
Western European Literature, Part 13.
THE GREAT AUSTRIAN NOVELS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Number of pages: 336, price BGN 30
Publisher: Perseo
This volume focuses on the novel as a genre and its manifestations in the works of the three great Austrians: Franz Kafka, Josef Roth and Robert Musil. All three create masterpieces of this genre, which are among the brilliant achievements of European fiction in the first half of the 20th century. The time between the two world wars is a time of spiritual quests and this is evident in the work of these writers and leaves its mark on their style.
The essays are the most detailed literary research on his work, conducted by a Bulgarian scientist. The author analyzes in detail the experiments of Franz Kafka with the novel genus and its subspecies, finding similar characteristics in the works of Joseph Roth and Robert Musil.
The interpretation of the beginnings of totalitarianism in his work stands out as a common feature and dedicates a considerable space to the Bulgarian reception of these authors. The book won a contest from the Ministry of Culture.
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