Vanya Petkova
Vanya Petkova (Bulgarian: Ваня Петкова; 1944 – April 2009) was a Bulgarian poet, novelist, short story writer, and translator.[1]
Vanya Petkova | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 10, 1944 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Died | April 26, 2009 (aged 64) |
| Other names | Hatija Sadik Skander |
| Spouse(s) | Nouri Sadik Oraby |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Georgi Džagarov Award, 2005 |
| Memorial(s) | Vanya Petkova House and Museum in Purvomay, Bulgaria |
Also known by her pen name Hatija Sadik Skander, Petkova was born in Sofia and studied Slavic philology at Sofia University and Spanish at the Jose Marti Institute for Foreign Languages in Havana. Petkova was editor for the journal Slaveiche, for the newspaper Literaturen front and for the journal Suvremenik.[2] She worked as a translator at the Bulgarian Embassy in Khartoum.[1] Vania Petkova has more than 37 poetry books and 6 novels. Her poetry has been translated into 13 languages as English, Spanish, French, Russian, Greek, Armenian, Polish, Czech, Hindi, Arabic and ext.[2]
Selected works[2]
- Солени ветрове (Salt winds) (1965)
- Привличане (Attraction) (1967)
- Грешница (Sinner) (1968)
- Черната гълъбица (Black dove) (1972)
- Обратна река (Counter-river) (1976)
- Обет за мълчание (Vow of silence) (1979)
- Триптих (Triptych) (1980).
References
- "Почина поетесата Ваня Петкова". Darik (in Bulgarian). April 26, 2009.
- Wilson, Katharina M (1991). An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. Volume 1. p. 983. ISBN 0824085477.
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