Vazov was born in Sopot and lived through the transition from Ottoman rule to an independent state. His writing uses events and images from the recent past. A novel is not a documentary register of participants: invented characters build a plot. Its historical details need comparison with other sources. Wrote the novel Under the Yoke. Wrote the cycle Epic of the Forgotten. Worked in poetry, prose and drama. His work shaped how many readers imagine the Bulgarian Revival.
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