Racho Stoyanov

Racho Stoyanov Genov-Dufev (October 7, 1883 – January 12, 1951) was a Bulgarian writer, playwright and translator.

He started his literary career early, with publications dating back to 1904,[1] and received important critical attention by already renown authors as Anton Strashimirov and Konstantin Velichkov.

Stoyanov’s first collection ‘Stories’ (Razkazi, 1909) was followed by his most famous work, the popular drama ‘Masters’ (Maistori, 1922).

he left a vast amount of unfinished works, including novellas, stories, dramas and articles.

Gardev, Borislav, “The Mystery Racho Stoyanov”, In: Liternet Nagy, Peter; Rouyer, Phillippe; Rubin, Don, “World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 1: Europe”, London/New York, Routledge, 2013, pp.

Memorial plaque to Racho Stoyanov in Varna, where he lived in 1902-1904