Bulgaria

Usual format: Find a book related to the theme, read the book, come along and talk about the book. The following list has been prepared by Ellie with digital assistance for this month's country - Bulgaria! Home of Kukeri (pictured), bagpipers, and many fine literateurs. As always suggestions are just that - suggestions and if you find something different or better, feel free to read that instead.

Books by Bulgarian authors

1. Ivan Vazov – Under the Yoke

One of the most famous Bulgarian novels. It tells the story of Bulgarian life under Ottoman rule and the struggle for liberation.

2. Emiliyan Stanev – The Peach Thief

A beautiful, emotional story about forbidden love during wartime.

3. Georgi Gospodinov – The Physics of Sorrow

A modern literary masterpiece about memory, childhood, family, loneliness and nostalgia.

4. Time Shelter – Georgi Gospodinov

International Booker Prize winner in 2023. A fascinating novel about memory, nostalgia and a clinic that recreates different decades o