You only have to take a brief look at the history of Bulgaria to begin to understand why this is so. It is about a country whose history is littered with conflict - conflict with other nations, conflict amongst its citizens, conflict between ideals, and conflict within oneself. But in the case of Bulgaria, this is just one of the many peculiarities Penkov brings to our attention.Įast of the West is, as the cover states, a country in stories. This seems like a curious - and unflattering - way to introduce the reader to a collection of short stories about your homeland. "We'd lost the war, of course, like all other recent wars, which was regrettable, since we never really lost our battles we just picked the wrong allies." On the inside of the dust jacket of this book is a quote from Penkov's writing:
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