Тhe Authentic dr. Krastyo Krastev

Krastyo Kotev Krastev (1866-1919) was a Bulgarian writer, translator, philosopher and public figure most notable as Bulgaria's first professional literary critic. Krastev was an influential member of the modernist Misal ("Thought") circle, a leading collaboration of writers that aimed to revolutionize Bulgarian literature and introduce the modern ideas of European literature and philosophy to the country.

 In the valuable work "The Authentic Dr. Krastyo Krastev" (with the subtitle "Documentary Chronicle of Life and Work"), the author considers both creativity and life of the pioneer of Bulgarian literary criticism. The book contains a rich photo archive. There are photographs where can be seen Dr. Krastev and Stoyan Mihailovski with their wives, Krastev with his students, the great four - Misal ("Thought") circle, and others.