First published 2012
The narrator, a Bulgarian author, sits at his desk contemplating the nature of storytelling itself. He questions whether any novel can truly be called "natural" when all fiction involves artificial construction. As he writes, he blurs the lines between his own life and the stories he creates. His memories of childhood, observations of contemporary Bulgaria, and reflections on literature merge into a single narrative stream. The book becomes both the story he is telling and the story of him telling it. Characters from his imagination begin to feel as real as his actual experiences. He wonders if readers can distinguish between what actually happened and what he invented. The act of writing transforms both writer and story. His search for authentic expression leads him deeper into questions about truth, memory, and the purpose of literature in a changing world.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Bulgaria
Period: 21st-century
192 pages · Hardcover · Tsentr knigi Rudomino