Aleko Konstantinov

Aleko Konstantinov

Aleko Konstantinow (also written Aleko Konstantinov , Bulgarian Алеко Константинов ; born January 1, 1863 in Svishtov ; †  May 23, 1897 in Radilowo ) was a Bulgarian author, famous for his character Baj Ganjo, one of the most popular characters in Bulgarian literature. According to him, which is Aleko rock in Antarctica named.

Works (selection)

• together with Wassil Gendow script for the film Baj Ganjo (short film, 26 minutes, 1922; director: Wassil Gendow)
• Baj Ganjo, edited, translated and illustrated by G. Weigand. Joh. Ambr. Barth, Leipzig 1928 [edition] 1927
• The rose oil dealer. Unlikely stories about a Bulgarian contemporary. Translated from Bulgarian by Egon Hartmann. Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin 1959
• Bai Ganjo. Unlikely stories about a Bulgarian contemporary. [Translated from Bulgarian by Erika Moskova; Ed .: Jeane Nikolowa Galabowa], Sofia-Press, [Sofia] 1971
• Bai Ganjo, the rose oil dealer. [from d. Bulgar.] [Transl. by Georg Adam u. a. Ed .: Norbert Randow]. Reclam, Leipzig 1974

literature

• Gawrail Pantschew : Aleko Konstantinow - Biografia 1
• Gawrail Pantschew: Aleko Konstantinow - Biografia 2
• Gawrail Pantschew: Ubiistvoto Na Aleko Konstantinow. Literatures forum 1997; ISBN 954-8121-85-9 .
• Daniel Karakaschew: External and personal images in travelogues about Bulgaria by Konstantinov, Vazov and Kanitz , Jena 2008, OCLC 318220916 (dissertation Uni Jena 2008, 276 pages).

Movies

Based on the novel and script from 1922, three films were produced in Bulgaria:

• Bay Ganyo (1922)
• Bay Ganyo (1990)
• Bay Ganyo tragna po Ewropa (1991; Director: Iwan Nitchew)

Web links

• Literature by and about Aleko Konstantinow in the catalog of the German National Library
• Aleko Konstantinow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Aleko Konstantinow on criticism