Andrei Stoyanov Gulyashki (
Bulgarian: Андрей Стоянов Гуляшки) (7 May 1914 – 3 June 1995) was a Bulgarian writer best known for the exploits of his character, detective Avakoum Zakhov.[1]
Avakoum Zakhov first appeared in a 1959 novel Контраразузнаване (reissued as Случаят в Момчилово, translated into English as The Zakhov Mission) and he is the protagonist of several more novels. Western press compared Zakhov with
James Bond, and Gulyashki wrote the book about a "match" of Zakhov vs. Bond Avakoum Zahov versus 07, although the name Bond is never mentioned in the book and 007 is replaced with 07, due to copyright issues.[1] The title allegedly lost a zero due to the objections of
Ian Fleming's publisher,
Glidrose Productions.[2][3]
Gulyashki received several state and literary awards and was member of the
National Assembly, the Bulgarian parliament, of 6th, 7th, and 8th convocations.
Works
Дон Кихот от Селвеция, 1936 (Don Quixote of Selvezia)
^Гергина Кръстева, Илонка Георгиева, Мария Панова, БЪЛГАРСКИЯТ ДЖЕЙМС БОНД ИЛИ ГОСПОДИН НИКОЙ – НЯКОЛКО КРИМИНАЛНИ СЮЖЕТА В БЪЛГАРСКАТА ЛИТЕРАТУРА, Bulgarian Language and Literature Volume 58, Number 2, 2016 Български език и литература, pp. 187-193