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Stefan Avramov was a Bulgarian translator known for his Bulgarian translations of the works of Michael Chabon, Donna Tartt and Marlon James.

Life and Career
Stefan Ivanov Avramov was born on 24th January 1978 in Sofia, Bulgaria. After having graduated from high school in Nova Zagora, he studied Slavic and Iranian studies at Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski.

His career started at the Soros Centre for Contemporary Art and continued at the Red House Centre for Culture and Debate. For a number of years Stefan Avramov worked in advertising for Argent Media Agency.

He translated the following books:


 * Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Englishman's Boy
 * Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf
 * John Esposito, The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?
 * Anthony Levi, Cardinal Richelieu
 * Celia Rees, Witch Child
 * Kevin Roberts, Lovemarks
 * Paul Strathern, The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
 * Donna Tartt, The Secret History, The Little Friend
 * Scarlett Thomas, The End of Mr. Y
 * Isabella Hammad, The Parisian
 * Michael Chabon, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Moonglow

Stefan Avramov was nominated for the Krastan Dyankov Translation Award of the Elisabeth Kostova Foundation for his Bulgarian translation of Michael Chabon's novel Moonglow in 2019.

In 2021 he posthumously obtained the Krastan Dyankov Award for his translation of Marlon James's novel Black Leopard, Red Wolf.