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The Iron Candlestick
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Wikipedia article
'The Iron Candlestick' (, 'Zhelezniat svetilnik'; also translated 'The Iron Oil Lamp') is a Bulgarian historical novel by Dimitar Talev. It is the first book of the famous tetralogy, originally published in 1952.
The novel reflects the struggle for political and religious independence of the Bulgarians in the early 19th century.
It was loosely adapted into the 1969 film 'Ikonostasat', starring Stoyan Gadev.
Plot
The novel takes place in the fictional town of Prespa (named after the homonymous area and representing Talev's home town Prilep[http://www.vesti.bg/index.phtml?tid=40&oid=4334291 " " - ], http://www.vesti.bg, 25.11.2011 .) and follows the story of a typical Renaissance family. Focused mainly on the figure of Lazar Glaushev (whose prototype is the prominent Bulgarian cleric Methodius Kusev) and his part in the fight against Phanariotes, as well as the joint efforts of the Prespa residents for the reestablishment of the independent Bulgarian church.
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Category:Bulgarian novels
Category:Historical novels
Category:1952 novels
Category:Novels set in the 19th century
Category:Bulgarian National Revival
Category:Bulgarian books
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