Street Without a Name
Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria
Skyhorse · Print & ebook · August 1, 2009
Kassabova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and grew up under the drab, muddy, grey mantle of one of communism’s most mindlessly authoritarian regimes.
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- Who it’s for
- A memoir of childhood and return offers a personal view of life beyond the Iron Curtain.
- Themes
- Childhood under communism, Return to Bulgaria, Post-communist transition
- Genres
- Personal Memoirs, Eastern European History, Eastern Europe Travel
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Kassabova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and grew up under the drab, muddy, grey mantle of one of communism’s most mindlessly authoritarian regimes. Escaping with her family as soon as possible after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, she lived in Britain, New Zealand, and Argentina, and several other places. But when Bulgaria was formally inducted to the European Union she decided it was time to return to the home she had spent most of her life trying to escape.
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What she found was a country languishing under the strain of transition. This two-part memoir of Kapka’s childhood and return explains life on the other side of the Iron Curtain.
Return and Reckoning
A memoir of childhood and return offers a personal view of life beyond the Iron Curtain.
Come here for
- A Bulgarian life shaped by departure and return
- A personal lens on post-communist transition
Expect
- Two parts: childhood and return
- Reflection on home after years away
Where it sits
| Personal Memoirs | 52% |
|---|---|
| Eastern Europe Travel | 49% |
| Eastern European History | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Personal Memoirs
- Eastern European History
- Inspiration & Personal Growth
- Getting Motivated
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- Eastern Europe Travel
- Authors
- Kapka Kassabova
- Publisher
- Skyhorse
- Published
- August 1, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Childhood under communism · Return to Bulgaria · Post-communist transition
- Reading lane
- Personal Memoirs