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Българският роман след Прехода: образец 2022
Bulgarian novel after the Transition: sample 2022

Author(s): Milena Kirova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Philology, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Институт за литература - БАН
Keywords: Bulgarian literature; novel; the Transition; historic novel; epic writing

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the Bulgarian novels published in 2022 as a representative sample of what was created in this genre in the two decades of the 21st century. The year 2022 has a special place and significance in the development of modern Bulgarian fiction. On the one hand, because the number of new novels is very large – over fifty. On the other hand, and even more important, because this production shows well what has been achieved, breaking new ground since 1989, and what has already become obsolete three decades after the beginning of the changes. The thematic focus of the article is the representations of Bulgarian history, divided into three parts: representations of the recent past (1944–1989), representations of the Transition, representations of more distant history. The political messages specific to each group are defined, new directions of historical/epic thinking in Bulgarian novel are highlighted.

  • Issue Year: 67/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 86-101
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Bulgarian