Liliana Brisby
Rada Liliana Brisby (née Daneva; 2 February 1923 – 30 October 1998) was a Bulgarian-born British broadcaster, writer, editor, and concert pianist.
She was born in Sofia on 2 February 1923, the daughter of a diplomat father and a concert pianist mother.[1] Her paternal grandfather, Stoyan Danev was Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Bulgaria before the First World War, and her great-grandfather was the first Prime Minister of Bulgaria.[1]
Brisby was editor of The World Today, the monthly journal of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, from 1975 until her retirement in 1983.[1]
Selected publications
[edit]- Markov, Georgi (1984). The Truth That Killed. Translated by Brisby, Liliana. New York: Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 978-0-89919-296-3 – via Internet Archive.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c McBurney, Alexandra (28 November 1998). "Obituary: Liliana Brisby". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Buckley Jr., William F. (July 8, 1984). "A Victim of Bulgaria Book Review: THE TRUTH THAT KILLED By Georgi Markov. Translated by Liliana Brisby. With an introduction by Annabel Markov. 280 pp. New York: Ticknor & Fields. $15.95". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
