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. (ISBN 954-491-023-9)
- Bulgarian Anthology (Bulgarian: Българска антология). (в съавторство с Георги Господинов, Бойко Пенчев и Пламен Дойнов). София: Свободно поетическо общество, 1998. (ISBN 9548642808)
- Opera nigra (Bulgarian: Опера нигра). София: Анубис, 2001. (ISBN 9544263071)
- My wife always says (Bulgarian: Жена ми винаги казва). Пловдив: изд. Жанет-45, 2005, 96 с. (ISBN 954-491-25-09)
- The heart is not a creator (Bulgarian: Сърцето не е създател). София: Смол стейшънс прес, 2013, 60 с. (ISBN 978-954-384-014-4)[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. (ISBN 978-954-737-723-3)
- 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. (ISBN 9789542608868)
- Here lies the rabbit (Bulgarian: Тук лежи заекът). ИК „Сиела“, С., 2010, 204 с. (ISBN 9789542808442)
- Divine Mathematics: Bulgarian Symbolist Poetry (Bulgarian: Божествената математика: Тревожната хетероклитност на българския символизъм). София: Просвета, 2012, 336 с. (ISBN 978-954-012-699-9)
- 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. (ISBN 978-954-535-726-8)
- 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. (ISBN 978-954-01-3980-7)
- 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)
References
- ^ "Winners by Years". Yuzhna prolet Award (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Panel of Judges 2004". Vick Prize for the Bulgarian Novel of the Year. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "The Magazines of the Avant-garde Conference". Faces of Modernism. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "The heart is not a creator by Yordan Eftimov". Publications. Small Stations Press. Archived from the original on 2019-10-10. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
External links
- New Bulgarian University Faculty profile
- Haven’t They Noticed My Absence Yet?. A poem by Yordan Eftimov in translation by Jonathan Dunne
- Eftimov at his Bulgarian publisher's web page
- "The Heart is Not a Creator" by Yordan Efftimov on YouTube
- Yordan Efftimov on Twitter
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