The story follows the meteoric rise and moral disintegration of Boris Morev , an ambitious young man who climbs from poverty to become the ruthless head of the "Nicotiana" tobacco concern.
First published in 1951, Tobacco is a sweeping social and psychological epic set against the backdrop of Bulgaria’s tobacco industry from the 1920s through the end of World War II. dimitar dimov tobacco english translation
: Many sources indicate that only partial translations or excerpts have officially been published in English. The story follows the meteoric rise and moral
Despite its status as a Bulgarian classic, a full, commercially available English translation of Tobacco has historically been elusive. Despite its status as a Bulgarian classic, a
: For those specifically seeking Dimitar Dimov in English, his other major novel, Doomed Souls ( Osadeni dushi ) , is more readily available in translation. Overview of the Masterpiece