Pavel Vezhinov (November 9, 1914 - December 2, 1983), born Nikola Delchev Gugov , was a Bulgarian science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

writer.

He was one of the very first Bulgarian science fiction authors, writing many books, articles and movie scripts. Vezhinov is perhaps best known for his 1977 novel Barierata (Barrier), written after the death of his first wife. He is also one of the authors to be taught in Bulgarian schools.

Works in English

• The Boy With the Violin. Sofia, Foreign Languages Press, (1965).
• Far From the Shore. (Edited by Marjorie Pojarliova. Translated by Gregor Pavlov): Sofia, Foreign Languages Press, (1967)