Border

Remarkable a book about borders that makes the reader feel sumptuously free Peter PomerantsevIn this extraordinary work of narrative reportage, Kapka Kassabova returns to Bulgaria, from where she emigrated as a girl twenty five years previously, to explore the border it shares with Turkey and Greece When she was a child, the border zone was rud to be an easier crossing point into the West than the Berlin Wall, and it swarmed with soldiers and spies On holidays in the Red Riviera on the Black Sea, she remembers playing on the beach only miles from a bristling electrified fence whose barbs pointed inward toward the enemy the citizens of the totalitarian regime.Kassabova discovers a place that has been shaped by successive forces of history the Soviet and Ottoman empires, and, older still, myth and legend Her exquisite portraits of fire walkers, smugglers, treasure hunters, botanists, and border guards populate the book There are also the ragged men and women who have walked across Turkey from Syria and Iraq But there seem to be nonhuman forces at work here too This densely forested landscape is rich with curative springs and Thracian tombs, and the tug of the ancient world, of circular time and animism, is never far off Border is a scintillating, immersive travel narrative that is also a shadow history of the Cold War, a sideways look at the migration crisis troubling Europe, and a deep, witchy descent into interior and exterior geographies. Best Download Border by Kapka Kassabova For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr ,, , , , ,,,, , , , ,, , , , , , , ,,Fantastic Kassabova s writing is personal, haunting, and intriguing she weaves history, legend, politics, war, family, and the day to day of the people in the dense and mountainous Bulgarian Turkish Greek border zone that was once forbidden territory Here empires rose and fell, borders shifted, people were displaced or renamed, and lan...BOTWhttp www.bbc.co.uk programmes b08fdwffDescription When Kapka Kassabova was a child, the borderzone between Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece was rumoured to be an easier crossing point into the West than the Berlin Wall, so it swarmed with soldiers, spies and fugitives.On holidays close to the border on the Black Sea coast, she remembers playing on the beach, only miles from where an...,, , , , ,, , , , ,, , , , , ,, , ,, , , , , ,, , , , ,,, , , , , ,, , , , , ,,, ,, .P.S ,Kassabova offers a well balanced menu of travel, history, autobiography, politics, and reflections, mostly conveyed through stories and conversations She weaves back and forth in time, describing both peoples who have lived in one place for centuries and those who have been uprooted repeatedly, often multiple times in one generation Her own family left Bulgaria in the early 1990s Kassabova offers her childhood memories of a border that was off limits to Soviet state citizens, and compares the Kassabova offers a wel..., ,, , , , ,, ,, , , , ,, , , , , , , , , ,, , , , , ,, , , , ,, , , , ,,This book is a masterpiece A must read for everyone who wants to know the real Balkans and its people A must read for all of us who were born there Kapka Kassabova s writing is beautiful, insightful, relatable and sincere and it beautifully conveys the stories of the people from the border and the border itself.My favourite part of the book They had been married for sixty years, raised seven children, lost one, and to see them sitting together in the cherry dusk of this crumbling village, w This book is a masterpiece A must read for everyone who wants to know the real Balkans and its people A must read for all of us who were born there Kapka Kassabova s writing is beautiful, insightful, relatable and sincere and it beautifully conveys the stories of the people from the border and the border itself.My favourite part of the book They had been married for sixty years, raised seven children, lost one, and to see them sitting together in the cherry dusk of this crumbling village, where they had created a world through exile, military rule, border terror, poverty, and hard physical toil well, it left me speechless Come on, ask them questions, Nevzat encouraged me, and held the camera up to film us But my mind had gone blank.They were dressed in sleeveless woollen cardigans, baggy trousers, and rubber galoshes I felt it like a presence the true spirit of the Balkans was here, in this garden thick with greenery The true spirit of the Balkans ...,,, , ,, , , ,,, , ,, , , , , , ,, , ,,, , , ,, , , , , ,, , ,, ,, , ,, ,, , ,, , ,, ,, ,,My generation in Eastern Europe came of age just as the Berlin Wall came down This border shadowed my Bulgarian childhood during the last era of Socialism with a human face, as the unfortunate slogan had it So it was natural that a journey along the boundary quickly became fairly involving for me Once near a border, it is impossible not to be involved, not to want to exorcise or transgress something Just by being there, the border is an invitation Come on, it whispers, step across the liMy generation in Eastern Europe came of age just as the Berlin Wall came down This border shadowed my Bulgarian childhood during the last era of Socialism with a human face, as the unfortunate slogan had it So it was natural that a journey along the boundary quickly became fairly involving for me Once near a border, it i...I am so thankful that My Book Box had this book for a selection This is quite honesty of the best books I have read all year I want to read Kassabova s poetry I am so happy that I read this And without My Book Box, I very much doubt that I would have read this Border is part travel memoir, part personal memoir, and part social history It chronicles the area between Bulgaria and Turkey, looking at myth, legend, and survival as the towns and people move from Cold War to democracy Each chapt I am so thankful that My Book Box had this book for a selection This is quite honesty of the best books I have read all year I want to read Kassabova s poetry I am so happy that I read this And without My Book Box, I very much doubt that I would have read this Border is part travel memoir, part personal memoir, and part social history It chronicles the area between Bulgaria and Turkey, looking at myth, legend, and survival as the towns and people move from Cold War to democracy Each chapter is preceded by a small brief discussion of a word and its meaning The book is wonderful because of the use of language Kassabova describes a woman who was criticized for her accent She never spoke a word of Bulgarian again For a time, she fell between languages 146 There stories that she tells, like the story of the white legged maiden, or Kass...

• English
• 23 February 2017
Kapka Kassabova
• Paperback
• 400 pages
• 1555977863
• Kapka Kassabova
• Border