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Boris Aprilov
Montage of a photo of Boris Aprilov with his new book in the hand, taken in his home in Sofia 1975, his yacht "Ahasfer" on a trip in the Black see 1986, and the surface of the Dead see, Israel 1992.
Resting place	Carmel Hayfa, Israel
Occupation	Novelist, Short story writer, Dramaturge,

Boris Aprilov (Bulgarian: Борис Априлов) (21 March 1921 – 10 April 1995) was a Bulgarian writer, playwright, satirist and humourist, dramaturge, well known for his novels, plays and screenplays, but mostly for his children's literature.

Also known as: Ahasver^[1], Aho, Ahoto, and other aliases in the humorist journal “Sturshel” ("Hornet").

“Boris Aprilov” is the pseudonym of Atanas Vassilev Djavkov, born march 21st 1921, in the small Bulgarian town Malko Tarnovo, where his parents’ families found shelter after the banishment of Bulgarians from the historical Bulgarian lands, left over as Turkish after the Russian-Turkish war, so called Thracian Bulgarians. His father’s Vassil family lived in welfare in Lozengrad till the liberation of Bulgaria from the Turkish occupation. His mother Nanka was an analphabet orphan from a peasant family, given very young to a much older war invalid in an arranged marriage.

Soon after Boris Aprilov was born, his family moved to the big seaside town Burgas, where his brother Georgi was born.

Boris Aprilov got his education in Burgas, where since his early school years, he started publishing short stories, satiric essays, poetry and prose in local newspapers.

In 1945 Boris Aprilov married Shela (Rachel) Abraham Cohen, born in Burgas (06.12.1918 - 09.02.1996, Tel-Aviv). They met in the Burgas town library, brought together by their shared passion for literature. They lived together until their last days, gave birth of two daughters: Djina Vassileva – fine artist, born in Burgas 15.11.1945, and Laura Vassileva – writer, born in Sofia (30.05.1950 - 09.02.1991 Hayfa, Israel).

In 1947 Boris Aprilov is invited by Radoy Ralin to work as a columnist for the satiric journal “Sturshel”, and the family moves to the capital of Bulgaria - Sofia, where they live all their life.

In 1956, a midst of the cold war, Boris Aprilov visits London and Western Europe with his wife. That trip costs him his career as a journalist at “Sturshel”.

An anonymous letter from an unknown envier points Boris Aprilov out. It said that from his young age “Nasko” is working as a British spy, sings aloud famous hits from English and American movies, and tripped to London instead of Moscow. For the comunist regime in Bulgaria in that times that is enough. Fortunately Boris Aprilov was warned on time by Chelkash, the leading editor of the Journal, and decides to resigns before he would be fired. As a result of this incident, Boris Aprilov was blacklisted by the authorities. Unable to find any employment as a jurnalist or editor, he lives exclusively from his literature work...

From 1959-1963 Boris Aprilov serves as a lead dramaturge and screenplay editor at the Bulgarian State circuses.

Between 1977-1980 he serves as a lead dramaturge of the Sliven's Theater for Drama, and so he urns the right for a pension.

This sums up his work as an employee.

Boris Aprilov was awarded many prizes and honorable medals by festivals for his work, puppet theater plays, literature and other.

The last 3 years of his life Boris Aprilov with his wife spend in Tel Aviv, Israel, as guest of their daughters, which escaped from the communist regime 3 months before it fell.

In 1991 his younger daughter passes away from a long disease. Shortly after that, Boris Aprilov becomes sick himself. He dies on 10.4.1995, in a Tel-Aviv hospital. His wife also passed away a few months later in Tel Aviv.

They have two grand-daughters and one grandson: from Djina: April - 08.2.1977, Gabriella - 15.8.1982, from Laura: Maxim - 8.12.1983

[*] His beloved book as young boy

• „Тревоги“. Хумористични разкази и фейлетони. 1953;
• „Върхът на нахалството“. Хумористични разкази, библиотека „Стършел“. 1957;
• „Приключенията на Лиско“. Хумористична повест. 1957;
• „Нокаут“. Хумористични разкази, библиотека „Стършел“. 1959;
• „Морето е на всички“. Разкази за възрастни. 1963;
• „Пиратска романтика“. Хумористични разкази, библиотека „Стършел“. 1964;
• „Докосване“. Разкази. 1965;
• „Топка в морето“. Приказка. 1965;
• „Кончето Пончо“. Приказка. 1967;
• „Кифлата на началника“. Хумористични разкази, библиотека „Стършел“.. 1968;
• „Папагалчето и пеперудката“. Приказка. 1968;
• „Приключенията на Лиско по море“. Роман за деца и възрастни. 1968 (1982);
• „Есенни дюни“. Разкази. 1969;
• „Произшествие“. Пиеса. 1969;
• „Едно малко бяло облаче“. Приказка. 1970;
• „Избрани разкази и повести“. 1971;
• „Новите приключения на Лиско“. 1973;
• „Най-новите приключения на Лиско“. Привидението и Голямата награда. Повести за деца. 1975;
• „Лиско при квадратните същества“. Роман за деца. 1975;
• „Шестте пингвинчета“. Повест за деца. 1978;
• „История с лебед“. Хумористични разкази, библиотека „Стършел“.. 1979;
• „Приключенията на Лиско“. Избр. творби за деца. 1981;
• „Отбраната на Спарта“. Разкази и новели. 1982;
• „Четири повести“. 1984;

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• „Приключенията на Лиско в гората“ (1957)
• „Приключенията на Лиско по море“ (1968)
• „Новите приключения на Лиско“ (1971) Съдържа повестите:
  • „Не пипай куфара“
  • „Чими“
  • „Часовникът“
  • „Червената шапчица“
  • „Дупката“
  • „Питонът“
• „Приключенията на Лиско в страната на квадратните същества“ (1975)
• „Най-новите приключения на Лиско“ (1975) Съдържа повестите:
  • „Привидението“
  • „Голямата награда“
• „Десет приключения на Лиско“ (1987) Съдържа осемте повести от предните книги, както и две нови:
  • „Стената“
  • „Синьото фламинго“