Anton Donchev

In connection with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Burgas Free University, academician Anton Donchev was awarded by the Academic Council of the BSU (19.11.2010) with the honorary title "Doctor Honoris Causa of the Burgas Free University" for his contribution to the development of Bulgarian fiction, the affirmation of our national identity, and the popularization of the spiritual image of Burgas in our country and around the world.

Anton Donchev, one of the most famous Bulgarian fiction writers, was born in Burgas on September 4, 1930. He graduated in law from the Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski". He is the author of dozens of stories, articles, and scripts for films and television series. Among his most famous novels are "Time Separated", "Awakening" (co-authored), "A Tale of the Time of Samuil", "Nine Faces of Man", "A Tale of Khan Asparuh, Prince Slav and the Priest Teres", "The Three Lives of Krakra".

His novel "The Strange Knight of the Holy Book" won the most prestigious literary award on our peninsula, "Balkanika". He was nominated for the "Irving Stone" award for best historical novel published in the USA. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize. He is the recipient of a number of honorary state awards, including the Order of the Stara Planina and the Order of St. Cyril and Methodius - necklace. He was awarded the title of "Academician" by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

He has been an honorary citizen of Burgas since 2000. The same year he also became the recipient of the Burgas literary award "Golden Pegasus" for his entire work.