Minkoff - Minkoff (English spelling) Svetoslav Minkov

Japanese: ミンコフ - みんこふ（英語表記）Светослав　Минков／Svetoslav Minkov

1902‐66
Bulgarian author. A satirist who depicted the fate of humans in capitalist society in a grotesque, science fiction-like way. In addition to short story collections such as "The Lady with X-ray Eyes" (1934), he is also known for his reportage works that expose the realities of capitalism, such as "Another America" (1938) and "The Hungry Empire" (1952), and for his translation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. During World War II, he worked at the Bulgarian Embassy in Japan, and has also written books on Japanese literature. [Matsunaga Midori]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1902‐66
ブルガリアの作家。資本主義社会の人間の運命を，グロテスクな，SF的な手法で描いた風刺作家。《レントゲンの目を持った婦人》(1934)などの短編集のほか，《別のアメリカ》(1938)，《飢餓の帝国》(1952)など資本主義の現実を暴いたルポルタージュや，アンデルセン童話の訳者としても知られている。第2次大戦中，在日ブルガリア公使館に勤務し，日本文学に関する著書もある。【松永綠彌】

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