Dora Gabe published poetry for adults and children as well as travel books, short stories and essays.
11 Facts About Dora Gabe
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Dora Gabe is widely regarded as one of the most famous women Bulgarian poets and is cherished by Bulgarians not only for her work but for her deep respect for all the arts and her charitable spirit.
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Dora Gabe was the daughter of Peter Gabe who became the first Jew to be elected to the Bulgarian National Assembly.
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Dora Gabe attended high school in Varna, and then pursued a degree in Natural Sciences at Sofia University.
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Dora Gabe reportedly had affairs and pressured her to give up her own writing to devote herself to translation.
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Dora Gabe served as editor of the children's magazine Window.
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Dora Gabe was as well one of the founders of the Bulgarian-Polish Committee and the Bulgarian PEN Club.
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Dora Gabe served as a longtime president for the latter.
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Dora Gabe died on November 16th, 1983 at the age of 95, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Dora Gabe wrote biographical sketches of poets and writers for magazines such as Contemporary Thought, Zlatorog, Polish-Bulgarian Review, Democratic Review, Falling Leaves, Dobrudjanski Review, Art and Criticism, Slovo, Age, Journal of Women, Free Speech, Dawn, Women's Voice, Thought, Contemporary, Journal of Newspapers, Dnevnik, and Fireworks.
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Dora Gabe's works have been translated in Argentina, Austria, Great Britain, Vietnam, Germany, Greece, Canada, Cuba, Lebanon, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, France, Czech Republic.