Stork Mountain

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Stork Mountain tells the story of a young Bulgarian immigrant who, in an attempt to escape his mediocre life in America, returns to the country of his birth Retracing the steps of his estranged grandfather, a man who suddenly and inexplicably cut all contact with the family three years prior, the boy finds himself on the border of Bulgaria and Turkey, a stone s throw away from Greece, high up in the Strandja Mountains It is a place of pagan mysteries and black storks nesting in giant oaks a place where every spring, possessed by Christian saints, men and women dance barefoot across live coals in search of rebirth Here in the mountains, the boy reunites with his grandfather Here in the mountain, he falls in love with an unobtainable Muslim girl Old ghosts come back to life and forgotten conflicts, in the name of faith and doctrine, blaze anew Stork Mountain is an enormously charming, slyly brilliant debut novel from an internationally celebrated writer It is a novel that will undoubtedly find a home in many readers hearts. Read Stork Mountain – kino-fada.fr , , , ,,, , , ,, ,, , ,, , , ,, , ,, , , , , , ,, ,, , , , , ,, , , ,, , ,,, , , ,,, , , ,, , , , , , , , , , , ,, , , , , ,k z m, , , , , , , , ,, , , ,,, ,, , , ,, , , ,, ,, , , , , ,,,, , ,,, , , , ,,, , , , ,, , , , , , ,, , ,, , , , , , ,, ,16 , ,,, 255, 15 , ,, , ,,,2006 91 , 159 , 9 6 ,, 9, 1 20071998 , 20032006, , 2006, 2006 , ,, , , , , , WTF , , , , , , ,, , ,, , , , , , , , , ,, , ,,, , , , , , , ,, , , anyone ,,, , I was curuious to read Penkov s second book, after the well celebrated East of the west I wanted to read the English version as I was wondering why someone would chose to write in a language other than their native one.My opinion of Penkov s writing was confirmed his style is beautiful and well polished, embelished with attractive words that, I am sure, does the job of impressing the average reader Yet, this writing feels too much like a college paper, graded with an A, rather than a piec I was curuious to read Penkov s second book, after the well celebrated East of the west I wanted to read the English version as I was wondering why someone would chose to write in a language other than their native one.My opinion of P...,, , ,, ,,, ,, , ,, ,,,,,, ,,, , , ,, , ,, , , ,, , ,, ,,,, ,,,,, , , , ,, , , , , , , ,, , ,, , ,,, , ,.CIELA Bookshttp knigolandia.info book review s 3.5 starsThis review is really tough for me I have thought about it for a few days now and it has not gotten any better There is so much I loved about this book, but yet it also had its drawbacks It is a simple story, told in a beautiful prose And although the wording was beautiful, it at times became very weighty There is so much back story told in this book Back story is definitely needed here, but I felt that the girth of backstory considerably weighed down the overall rhythm The th 3.5 starsThis review is really tough for me I have thought about it for a few days now and it has not gotten any better There is so much I loved about this book, but yet it also had its drawbacks It is a simple story, told in a beautiful prose And although the wording was beautiful,... , , ,, , ,, , , 50 , , ,,, 50 , , ,,,,, ,, , ,,,, , ,,, ,,,, ,, ,, , ,,, ,, ,, , , , ,,, ,,,, , , , , , , , ,, , ,,, ,,, , , , , , , , , ,, , , ,, ,, , , , ,, , ,

Stork Mountain
  • English
  • 24 February 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 436 pages
  • 0374222797
  • Miroslav Penkov
  • Stork Mountain