He has been married three times: twice to Anahid Tacheva and then to his present wife Elena.
His second oldest brother was the late Vasil Tsonev, a dry witted satirist who wrote many books which have been published in several languages.
His oldest brother was the late Iwan Tsonev (Iwan Zoneff) who moved to Australia in 1950s where he became one of the biggest property developers in South Australia during the mid 60's showing the diverse talents of the 3 brothers in each of their chosen fields.
in English: Love Is a Willful Bird in Bulgarian: Бащи и синове
in English: The Conversion to Christianity & Discourse of Letters in Russian: В поисках капитана Гранта
in English: Typhoons with Gentle Names in Bulgarian: По дирята на безследно изчезналите
in English: On the Tracks of the Missing in Bulgarian: Умирай само в краен случай
in English: A Year of Mondays in Bulgarian: Допълнение към закона за защита на държавата
in English: The Blue Infinity in Bulgarian: Реквием за една мръсница
in English: The Weddings of Tsar Ioan Assen in Bulgarian: Бразилска мелодия
in English: The Indispensable Sinner in Bulgarian: На всеки километър — втора част
in English: The Demon of the Empire in Bulgarian: Няма нищо по-хубаво от лошото време
in English: There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather in Bulgarian: На всеки километър
in English: Freedom or Death in Bulgarian: Човекът от Ла Манча