Description

'Some smuggle cigarettes, others alcohol - or weapons.
Our contraband, being invisible, is more dangerous.
Our contraband is undetectable by scanners.
What we carry as concealed excess baggage is stories.'

In this exquisite literary gem, Georgi Gospodinov, winner of the International Booker Prize, invites the reader on a winding journey through his own memories.

He shows us a childhood under Communism, a particularly Bulgarian variety of melancholy, the freedom and thrills found in reading and writing, and the coming of age of one extraordinary writer.

Ultimately, this profound, playful and deeply moving autobiographical text offers resounding proof of the power and importance of storytelling.

TRANSLATED FROM THE BULGARIAN BY KRISTINA KOVACHEVA AND DAN GUNN

The Story Smuggler

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Hardback by Georgi Gospodinov

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'Some smuggle cigarettes, others alcohol - or weapons.Our contraband, being invisible, is more dangerous.Our contraband is undetectable by scanners.What we... Read more

    Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
    Publication Date: 15/02/2024
    ISBN13: 9781399623117, 978-1399623117
    ISBN10: 1399623117

    Number of Pages: 80

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies

    Description

    'Some smuggle cigarettes, others alcohol - or weapons.
    Our contraband, being invisible, is more dangerous.
    Our contraband is undetectable by scanners.
    What we carry as concealed excess baggage is stories.'

    In this exquisite literary gem, Georgi Gospodinov, winner of the International Booker Prize, invites the reader on a winding journey through his own memories.

    He shows us a childhood under Communism, a particularly Bulgarian variety of melancholy, the freedom and thrills found in reading and writing, and the coming of age of one extraordinary writer.

    Ultimately, this profound, playful and deeply moving autobiographical text offers resounding proof of the power and importance of storytelling.

    TRANSLATED FROM THE BULGARIAN BY KRISTINA KOVACHEVA AND DAN GUNN

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