Georgi Karaslavov was a Bulgarian

Bulgarians

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 writer

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 born in the Debar district of the town of Parvomay

Parvomay

Parvomay is a town and the name of a Municipality in Southern Bulgaria. It is located in Plovdiv Province region close to the towns Sadovo and Chirpan. The English translation is sometimes given as Parvomai or Purvomai...

 in Plovdiv Province. Several of his novels, including Snaha, Tatul, and Selkor, were made into films.

Honors

A school in Sofia

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 is named for Karaslavov, and there is a bust of Karaslavov in the park behind Vasil Levski National Stadium

Vasil Levski National Stadium

Vasil Levski National Stadium , named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's second largest stadium...

 in Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

. A full size statue of Karaslavov has pride of place in Debar in the town of Parvomay.