Българското литературно поле: асиметрии, асинхронии и изключения, които не потвърждават (мрачните) правила
The Bulgarian Literary Field: Asymmetries, Asynchronies, and Exceptions That Do Not Confirm the (Bleak) Rules

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the contemporary Bulgarian literary field through the prism of the tension between sociological diagnoses of declining reading and the visible resurgence of literature. In dialogue with some findings from Alexander Kiossev’s and his team’s study on reading practices, the given research highlights asymmetric and asynchronous processes: expanding translatability, growing international recognition, active literary festivals, translator residency programs, and a renewed focus by publishers on Bulgarian authors. What emerges is a transition from a condition of “lack” to a dynamic literary ecosystem in which high literature plays a leading role. These “exceptions” challenge entrenched pessimistic models and raise the question of a potential transformation of Bulgarian literature beyond its peripheral status.

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