Elin Pelin(1878-1949)
- Writer
Grew up in the countryside outide Sofia. Studied to become a teacher at
a local school in 1895. His first short story, published in 1901, drew
the attention of literary circles in Sofia and he went to the capital
to work as a librarian. This occupation gave him a lot of time to write
and travel. During the First World War, he worked as a war
correspondent. After the war, he became director of the Ivan Vazov
Museum. Published novellas, short stories, children's stories and was
co-founder of the literary periodical Razvigor.
