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21 january 2004 sofia , bulgaria kalimanitza , montana region , bulgaria 200px yordan radichkov 24 october 1929 yordan radichkov.jpg yordan radichkov
 yordan dimitrov radichkov writer , playwright
yordan radichkov

yordan radichkov -lrb- ; 24 october 1929 -- 21 january 2004 -rrb- was a bulgarian writer and playwright .
literary critics adelina angusheva and galin tihanov called him `` arguably the most significant voice of bulgarian literature in the last third of the 20th century '' .
some literary critics have referred to him as the bulgarian kafka or gogol .
radichkov is widely known for his numerous short stories , novels and plays .
he is also known for the screenplays of the bulgarian film classics `` torrid noon '' -lrb- 1966 -rrb- directed by zako heskiya , `` the tied up balloon '' -lrb- 1967 -rrb- and `` the last summer '' -lrb- 1974 -rrb- .
in 2000 , radichkov was decorated with the high government prize the order of the balkan mountains .
in 2007 , a monument dedicated to him was officially opened at the garden of the former royal palace , nowadays national art gallery in sofia city centre .
