East of the West

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A grandson tries to buy the corpse of Lenin on eBay for his Communist grandfather A failed wunderkind steals a golden cross from an Orthodox church A boy meets his cousin the love of his life once every five years in the river that divides their village into east and west These are Miroslav Penkov s strange, unexpectedly moving visions of his home country, Bulgaria, a New Download [ East of the West ] Author [ Miroslav Penkov ] – kino-fada.fr , ,,, ,, ,2001, ,,, ,, ,2001, , 16 , 71 1969,, ,, ,16 , 71 1969,, ,, ,, j ,, , , , ,, , , , ,, j , , , , , , , , ,, view spoiler , , , , , , , hide spoiler , ,, , , , , , , 40 , 40 , 30 , 30 , , , , , ,, , ,, , , ,, , , ,, , , , ,, , , ,B.R.A.CE 2018 41, .What luck that I discovered Penkov s collection of short stories on the same week that his debut novel was released now I don t have to wait to readfrom him These 8 stories blend Bulgarian folklore with history and modern day situations, and are bitterly funny, tragic, sad, lonely, and just really, really good The love and pride of one s culture and country came through, as well as the complicated and deep history of a people Standout stories East of the West, Makedonija, A Picture w What luck that I discovered Penkov s collection of short stories on the ...3,5 4 ,, , ,, 3,5 4 ,, , ,,,,. .2017 , , ,,Miroslav Penkov 2017 , , ,,Miroslav Penkov , , , , To , , ,, ,,,To , , ,, ,,, ,,, , ,,, , ,Miroslav Penkov, , ,, , Miroslav Penkov s debut collection of stories can be a great introduction for readers who are even slightly interested in discovering contemporary Bulgarian literature I know very little about Bulgarian literature I believe that this is the first book by a Bulgarian author that I have read but after reading these stories I am hungry forEast of the West contains eight stories, six of which are set in Penkov s native Bulgaria at various times in its history, with the other two being nar Miroslav Penkov s debut collection of stories can be a great introduction for readers who are even slightly interested in discovering contemporary Bulgarian literature I know very little about Bulgarian literature I believe that this is the first book by a Bulgarian author that I have read but after reading these stories I am hungry forEast of the West contains eight stories, six of which are set in Penkov s native Bulgaria at various times in its history, with the other two being narrated by Bulgarian emigrees who struggle to establish themselves abroad I like the concept of a thematic collection aiming to present a country in stories in Penkov s stories the reader will see glimpses of Bulgaria which begin just after the end of Ottoman rule, and stretch throughout the communist period of the twentieth century, concluding with its tumultuous and sudden end and uneasy transition towards an unclear future.Penkov s talent truly shines in the first three s...

East of the West
  • English
  • 21 November 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 240 pages
  • 0374117330
  • Miroslav Penkov
  • East of the West