Emilian Stanev(1907-1979)
- Writer
Stanev is one of Bulgaria's best known writers of short stories,
especially animal stories. He studied financial sciences and economy
and was a passionate hunter. Among his most popular stories is Valtchi
Nochti (Wolves Nights). But he became also well-known for _Kradetsat na praskovi (1964)_ (The
Peach Thief), the love story between the young wife of a Bulgarian
officer and a Serbian prisoner of war during World War I.