Yordan Eftimov Explained
| Yordan Eftimov |
| Birth Name: | Йордан Ефтимов |
| Birth Place: | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| Occupation: | Writer, assistant professor at New Bulgarian University |
| Movement: | Postmodernism |
| Nationality: | Bulgarian |
Yordan Eftimov (Bulgarian: Йордан Ефтимов; born January 23, 1971, in Razgrad) is a poet, writer and literary critic based in Sofia, Bulgaria. He has six poetry books awarded with national literary prizes. First of them, Metametaphysics (1993), won the National Debut Prize.[1]
He finished the National Highschool for Classical Languages and Cultures in Sofia and later graduated in Bulgarian philology from the Sofia St. Kliment Ohridki University.[2]
He is the author of many literary criticism articles in Bulgarian periodicals, among which the annual reviews of the Bulgarian Literature in the Demokrarticheski pregled (Democratic Review) magazine.[2]
He is an assistant professor in theory of literature at the New Bulgarian University, Sofia. Among the subjects he teaches are BULB715 – The Bulgarian Modernism, and BULB602 – The Literature of the Balkans after the Balkan Wars and until Nowadays.[3]
Since 1993, with some intervals, he has been the editor of the independent weekly issue for culture Literaturen Vestnik (Literary Newspaper). He is also the editor of the magazines Ezik i Literatura (Language and Literature) and Sledva (Next).[3]
He is the author of the popular science book Modernism (2003). He is an active critic-observer of the paper market of Kapital newspaper (since November 2008), author and presenter of the Paper Tigers Programme on Radio France International (2001- 2005), of Studio Helikon in the programme Horizont (Horizon) on the Bulgarian National Radio (2005–2007) and of Zona za Chetene (Reading Zone) on Pro BG TV (since November 2009).[3]
National awards
- National Award Hristo G. Danov for Literary Criticism, 2006, winner;
- Ivan Nikolov National Award for Poetry, 2013, winner;
- Hristo Fotev National Award for Poetry, 2014, winner.
Bibliography
Poetry
- Metametaphysics (Bulgarian: Метафизика на метафизиките). София: Свободно поетическо общество, 1993, 52 с.
- Bulgarian reader (Bulgarian: Българска христоматия). (в съавторство с Георги Господинов, Бойко Пенчев и Пламен Дойнов). София: Свободно поетическо общество, 1995
- Eleven Indian Tales (Bulgarian: Единадесет индиански приказки). София: Изд. ателие „Аб“, 1997, 36 с.
- Africa / Numbers (Bulgarian: Африка/Числа). Пловдив: изд. Жанет-45, 1998, 56 + 40 с.
- Bulgarian Anthology (Bulgarian: Българска антология). (в съавторство с Георги Господинов, Бойко Пенчев и Пламен Дойнов). София: Свободно поетическо общество, 1998.
- Opera nigra (Bulgarian: Опера нигра). София: Анубис, 2001.
- My wife always says (Bulgarian: Жена ми винаги казва). Пловдив: изд. Жанет-45, 2005, 96 с.
- The heart is not a creator (Bulgarian: Сърцето не е създател). София: Смол стейшънс прес, 2013, 60 с. [4]
- Proven theories, final experiments (Bulgarian: Доказани теории, окончателни експерименти). София: Смол стейшънс прес, 2018.
- Before they wash off the blood (Bulgarian: Преди да измият кръвта). София: Лист, 2022.
Monographs
- The ill-fated virtue. Essays on Tsvetan Marangozov (Bulgarian: Опроверганата добродетел. Опити върху Цветан Марангозов). Изд. ателие „Аб“, С., 2008, 134 с.
- The Double Bottom of the Classics: From Botev and Vazov to Yovkov and Dalchev (Bulgarian: Двойното дъно на класиката: От Ботев и Вазов до Йовков и Далчев). Изд. „Хермес“, Пловдив, 2010, 183 с.
- Here lies the rabbit (Bulgarian: Тук лежи заекът). ИК „Сиела“, С., 2010, 204 с.
- Divine Mathematics: Bulgarian Symbolist Poetry (Bulgarian: Божествената математика: Тревожната хетероклитност на българския символизъм). София: Просвета, 2012, 336 с.
- Poetics of Agreement and Disagreement: Bulgarian Literature of 1950s – 1990s and Ideology (Bulgarian: Поетика на съгласието и несъгласието: Българската литература от 50-те до 90-те години на XX век и идеологията). София: Нов български университет, 2013, 318 с.
- Literature around zero. Fulfilled and unfulfilled projective analyzes and engaged forecasts (Bulgarian: Литература около нулата. Сбъднати и несбъднати проективни анализи и ангажирани прогнози). София: Просвета, 2019, 288 с.
- Strategies without Tactics: Quarantinscapes and other micro-essays from Linkedin and from the mind's warehouse (Bulgarian: Стратегии без тактики: Карантинописи и други микроесета от Linkedin и от склада на ума). София: Смол стейшънс прес, 2021, 170 с. (ISBN 9789543841226)
External links
Notes and References
- News: Winners by Years. 16 September 2017. Yuzhna prolet Award. bg.
- News: Panel of Judges 2004 . 16 September 2017. Vick Prize for the Bulgarian Novel of the Year . en.
- News: The Magazines of the Avant-garde Conference . 16 September 2017. Faces of Modernism. en.
- News: The heart is not a creator by Yordan Eftimov. 16 September 2017. Publications. Small Stations Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010192255/http://smallstations.com/publications/item/46-the-heart. 2019-10-10. en.
