Georgi Gospodinov
The Story Smuggler
The Story Smuggler
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Contraband is undetectable by scanners and is more dangerous than visible smuggled items like cigarettes or alcohol. It is stories that we carry as concealed excess baggage, and this literary gem by Georgi Gospodinov, winner of the International Booker Prize, explores his memories, childhood under Communism, and the power of storytelling.
Format: Hardback
Length: 80 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2024
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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
Weight: 176g
Dimension: 139 x 205 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399623117
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