Mihalaki Georgiev

Mihalaki Georgiev (Bulgarian: Михалаки Георгиев, August 11, 1854–February 14, 1916) was a Bulgarian writer, diplomat, and social figure.[1] He was born in Vidin and died in Sofia. He attended the Tabor Industrial-Agricultural School from 1872 to 1874, and in 1880 was one of the founding members of the Slavic Tribune.[2] He served as ambassador in Belgrade and Vienna, beginning in 14 November 1896 and lasting until 1899.[2][3] From 1906 to 1908 he served as the chief editors of the Balkan Tribune.[2]

Photo of Mihalaki Georgiev by Grigor Paskov, unknown date

His writing was influenced by the Russian Narodnik movement.[4]:277

Works
  • Така се лъже човек. Хумореска (1899)
  • „Три срещи. Спомени от миналото (1899)
  • „От късмета е всичко на този свят (1904)
  • „Разкази и хуморески. т. I, т. II, with preface by Ivan Vazov (1919, 1921)

References
  1. "Studio portrait of Mihalaki Georgiev". Visual Archive Southeastern Europe. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. "Mihalaki Georgiev". Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Institute of Literature Archives. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. Г Пиндикова, Централен държавен архив (България). Central State Archives (Главно управление на архивите). 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. Jelavich, Charles; Jelavich, Barbara (Sep 20, 2012). The Establishment of the Balkan National States, 1804-1920. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295964133. Retrieved 28 September 2017.

Further reading
  • Bakratcheva, A. (1992). Similarities in Divergences. Narrative Parallels in the Works of Oliver Goldsmith and Mihalaki Georgiev (Близост в отличията. Особености на повествованието у Михалаки Георгиев и Оливър Голдсмит) - In: Ezik i Literatura, Sofia, 2.
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