Kiril Kadiiski
Kiril Kadiiski (16 June 1947 – 31 August 2025) was a Bulgarian poet, essayist and translator. He was well known as a translator inside his native Bulgaria and is famous as a poet in France where he was director of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute. He was also awarded a number of Bulgarian and international prizes: Ivan Franko (Ukraine) in 1989, the European Grand Prize (Romania) in 2001 and the Max Jacobs International Poetry Prize for his collected works (France) in 2002.
Kiril Kadiiski
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- Born
- 1947 · Yabalkovo.
- Died
- 2025 · Sofia.
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Occupation
- poet · journalist · writer · diplomat · essayist · translator · editor
- Fields
- literature · poetry · essay · translating activity
- Education
- Sofia University
- Languages
- Bulgarian · French
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Kiril Kadiiski (16 June 1947 – 31 August 2025) was a Bulgarian poet, essayist and translator. He was well known as a translator inside his native Bulgaria and is famous as a poet in France where he was director of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute. He was also awarded a number of Bulgarian and international prizes: Ivan Franko (Ukraine) in 1989, the European Grand Prize (Romania) in 2001 and the Max Jacobs International Poetry Prize for his collected works (France) in 2002.
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Born at Yabalkovo in 1947, died in Sofia in 2025.
Kiril Kadiiski studied at Sofia University. The recorded working language is Bulgarian and French. The field of work recorded is literature, poetry and essay.
През 2009 г. К. Кадийски беше избран за почетен гражданин на “Монмартърската република”. Момент от тържеството по тоя повод.
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