Atanas Slavov

Atanas Vasilev Slavov (Bulgarian: Атанас Василев Славов, July 25, 1930 – December 2, 2010) was a Bulgarian writer, art critic, semiotician, poet, and screenwriter. He was a well-known public intellectual in Bulgaria and one of the prominent Bulgarian anti-communist dissidents of the 20th century, along with Georgi Markov.

An author of poetry, fiction, art history studies and much more, Slavov has received praise from Kurt Vonnegut and Graham Greene. At the beginning of 2016, Bulgarian National Television presented a film on the life and works of Slavov, coinciding with his 85th birthday, titled ''Atanas Slavov: The Man Who Put Bulgaria on the World Map''. For his contribution to Bulgarian culture, Slavov was awarded the highest honor for a Bulgarian citizen: Stara Planina Order I in 2001. Provided by Wikipedia