Victor Samuilov is a rare breed of writer who manages to engage both children and parents in his game. And that’s probably because he himself still plays with the amazement of a child – and he does this with words, viewpoints, and important subjects. He turns them upside down, shakes out the stale meanings, and fills them with extraordinary objects. He plays with such mastery that he somehow manages to submerge us in deep thought while we are still laughing out loud. And vice versa.
Victor Samuilov (1964) was born in Sofia. He graduated from Sofia University with a master’s degree in Bulgarian philology, and he has worked for youth, literary, and satirical publications. He was a script writer and editor at the Cartoon Studios of the Sofia Cinema Centre and a compiler of many anthologies, students’ books, and teaching aids. He has authored 19 books, most of which are children’s titles. The winner of three national awards, Victor Samuilov was also the First Prize Laureate of the South Eastern European Literature Centre for his contribution to children’s and young adult literature. He was also nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
