The page of Theofilov, Ivan, English biography
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Biography
Ivan Theofilov was born in Plovdiv in 1931. He graduated from the Theatre Academy in Sofia. He has worked as a dramatist and director of the theaters in Burgas and Russe as well as the Puppet Theatre in Sofia. He is president of the Association of Bulgarian Writers and editor of the literary magazine Sezon.
He has published the following collections of poems:
The Sky and All the Stars (1963), Amphitheater (1968), Town Above the Town (1981), Shared Life (1984), The Wealth of Time (1981), Yes (1994), Geometry of the Spirit (1996). His plays The House of Shadows, The End of the Day, The Poet and the Mountain, The Watchmaker, etc. have been successfully staged.
His poetry and plays have been translated into 16 languages. He was awarded the State Prize for Poetry P. Yavorov. He has also received an award by the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria for his overall contribution to Bulgarian culture and letters. He is an honorary citizen of Plovdiv.
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