READING ROOM
... excerpts from the two Dilov novels that are debuting in English in 2022, plus translated short stories, memoirs, and speeches from the preeminent voice of Bulgarian speculative fiction.
Translations appearring on this site are produced by the Dilov in English crew.
the novels
The first two Dilov novels to appear in English will be available in paperback soon,
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other translated works
"And There Were Murders" (1997)
from the memoir For the Dead, Either Good or Funny
from the collection Double Star
Lyuben Dilov's speech from the Presentation of the first Graviton Awards, 1990
"How to Write a Science-Fiction Story" (1989)
from the collection Us and the Others
written about Lyuben Dilov
preface to The Weight of the Spacesuit (1969)
by Elka Konstantinova
preface to The Weight of the Spacesuit (1983)
by Ognyan Saparev
coming soon
Loads of stuff!!!
Dilov in English is an ongoing project with plans to translate as much of Lyuben Dilov's cybernetic-Aesopean, humanist science-fiction-clad philosophy as possible. Additional materials can be found at the Dilov in English youtube channel (read by Andy Erbschloe).
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