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Jacques Nissim Melamed (Bulgarian: Жак Нисим Меламед) was a Bulgarian playwright, novelist and narrator, known by his literary pseudonym Dragomir Assenov.

Jacques Nissim Melamed
Native name	Жак Нисим Меламед
Born	May 15 1926 Montana, Bulgaria
Died	June 19 1981 Sofia, Bulgaria
Resting place	Central Sofia Cemetery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Occupation	Writer, Playwright, Novelist, Narrator.
Nationality	Bulgarian
Alma mater	Sofia University
Notable works	"Roses for Dr. Shomov" (1967)
Notable awards	Order of Georgi Dimitrov

Biography

He was born in Ferdinand (modern-day Montana) on May 15, 1926. His father was a clerk at the Magistrates' Court. After the death of his father in 1936, the family moved to Sofia. There he spent 6 years in a private orphanage, then studied at the 6th men's high school.

As a high school student, he became a member of the RMC in 1942. With a waving national flag, he led a May 24 demonstration in Vazrazhdane Square against the government's planned deportation of Bulgarian Jews.[1] He was expelled from high school in 1943.

He was deported to Ruse shortly after. Leading an illegal group, he took part in the September 9 uprising. He later completed his secondary education. He worked for the Danube Patriotic Front newspaper, where he published many articles, reviews, essays, reports, pamphlets and more. He was a co-founder of the Danube Cultural Front newspaper.[2]

He graduated in Law from Sofia University in 1953. He had been a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party since 1961.

He was the editor of the newspaper Rabotnichesko Delo from 1953 to 1956. From 1957 he was an editor, then the editor-in-chief from 1956 to 1968 of the student magazine Rodna Rech. He was Deputy Editor-in-Chief from 1968 to 1971 of the Literary Front newspaper.

In 1974, he won the Order of Georgi Dimitrov.

Under the pseudonym 'Dragomir Assenov', he wrote plays, novels and short stories. He was a member and Secretary of the Union of Bulgarian Writers. He died of cancer in Sofia on June 19, 1981.

Selected works

• "When Tito Rewards" (1950)
• "Conscience" (short stories, 1956)
• "Our Platoon" (short story, 1956, 1962, 1973)
• "The Roads Diverge" (novel, 1959)
• "The Brown Horizons" (novel, 1961, 1970)
• "The Great Stone House" (novel, 1963)
• "Birthday" (play, 1965)
• "The Fruit of the Winds" (novel, 1966)
• "Roses for Dr. Shomov" (play, 1967)
• "Saturday Night Walk" (play, 1969)
• "Raw Upbringing" (short stories, 1969)
• "Hot Nights in Arcadia" (play, 1970)
• "Exams" (play, 1970)
• "Three plays. Roses for Dr. Shomov. Walk on Saturday night. Exams ”(1972)
• "This Blood Will Not Be Shed" (1973)
• "Biography of an Eternal Day" (1978)
• "The Worst Sin" (1980)
• "The fiery frontier. Chronicle in 2 novels ”(1980)
• "The Worst Sin" (Novel, 1980, 2001)
• "The Prize" (play, 1981)
• "Elegy for a Woman's Heart" (1981, novel)
• "Selected works in 3 volumes" (1983 - 1986)
• "Elegy for a Woman's Heart" (1984)
• "Profession of Angels" (play)
• "The Golden Cover" (play)
• "The End of the Day" (play)
• "When you meet the miracle" (play)

Legacy

The Dragomir Asenov Drama Theatre in his home town of Montana is named after him.

References

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