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Georgi Karaslavov
Born	(1904-01-12)12 January 1904 Plovdiv, Principality of Bulgaria
Died	26 January 1980(1980-01-26) (aged 76) Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Nationality	Bulgarian
Occupation	Writer

Georgi Slavov Karaslavov (Bulgarian: Георги Славов Караславов; 12 January 1904 in Plovdiv – 26 January 1980 in Sofia) was a Bulgarian writer born in the Debar district of the town of Parvomay in Plovdiv Province. Several of his novels, including Snaha, Tatul, and Selkor, were made into films.^[1]

After he graduated from high school in 1922, he moved to live in Sofia, and studied at the Postal School. In 1923, he studied in a pedagogical school in Harmanli and continued his education by moving to Kazanlak. He took part in the September Uprising. Afterward, he signed up and graduated from Sofia University in 1928.^[2]

Because of his short novel named "Selkor", he was sentenced and imprisoned by the anti-communist regime that ruled Bulgaria at the time.^[3]

Between 1947 and 1949 Georgi Karaslavov was the director of the Ivan Vazov National Theater.^[4]

A school in Sofia is named for Karaslavov, and there is a bust of Karaslavov in the park behind Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. A full size statue of Karaslavov has been placed in the town of Parvomay.

There is the Georgi Karaslavov Award [bg] (National Literature Award "Georgi Karaslavov") named in his honor.^[5]

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