Elin Pelin
Elin Pelin  | |
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| Native name | Елин Пелин  | 
| Born | Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov 8 July 1877 Bailovo, Ottoman Empire (now Bulgaria)  | 
| Died | 3 December 1949 (aged 72) Sofia, Bulgaria  | 
| Resting place | Central Sofia Cemetery | 
| Genres | story, impression (short story), Balkan country poem, Bulgarian novel | 
| Subject | the Bulgarian village | 
| Notable works | "Fatherland's politeness" (1895), country poem | 
| Children | 2 | 
Elin Pelin (Bulgarian: Елин Пелин [ɛˈlin pɛˈlin]) (8 July 1877 – 3 December 1949), born Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Димитър Иванов Стоянов) was a Bulgarian writer. Stoyan Christowe called him "Bulgaria's leading writer".