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2009 Nominated

The Mire

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

The Mire (1991, 2005) is a novel that is a dissection of a cruel and ugly period: the time of the so-called socialist society, which people living in the eastern part of the world will long remember for its profound and total lack of moral values.
The Mire is a shattering real story that took place in a world governed by a senseless and evil ideology depriving man of his right to free choice.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Kzassin
Krastev

ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Nedyalka
Chakalova

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Bulgaria
Original Language
Bulgarian
Publisher
Hristo Botev Publishing House
Translator
Nedyalka Chakalova

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