Pavel Vezhinov (Bulgarian: 袩邪胁械谢 袙械卸懈薪芯胁) (November 9, 1914 鈥� December 2, 1983), born Nikola Delchev Gugov (Bulgarian: 袧懈泻芯谢邪 袛械谢褔械胁 袚褍谐芯胁), was a Bulgarian novelist and scriptwriter, with an interest for social and ethical issues and one of the first Bulgarian authors to use elements of fantasy in his fiction. Vezhinov is best known for his novels The Barrier (袘邪褉懈械褉邪褌邪) (1976) and In the night riding the white horses (袧芯褖械屑 褋 斜械谢懈褌械 泻芯薪械)(1975), both later adapted for screen, as well as the screenplay for the Bulgarian film classic Three Reservists (孝褉懈屑邪褌邪 芯褌 蟹邪锌邪褋邪)(1971).