Kapka Kassabova
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"Kapka Kassabova was born in the muddy outskirts of Sofia, Bulgaria, and has loved and hated her homeland in equal measure ever since. She grew up under the drab, gray mantle of one of communism'smost mindlessly authoritarian regimes, escaping with her family to a new life after the colapse of the Berlin Wall. Now that Bulgaria has finally made it (to the surprised incredulity of many Bulgarians) into the European Union, she's gone home. But how...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In Anima, Kapka Kassabova introduces us to the “pastiri” people―the shepherds struggling to hold on to an ancient way of life in which humans and animals exist in profound interdependence. Following her three previous books set in the Balkans, and with an increasinging interest in the degraded state of our planet and culture, Kassabova reaches further into the spirit of place than she ever has before. In this extraordinary portrayal of pastoral...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa. Two vast lakes joined by underground rivers. Two lakes that seem to hold both the turbulent memories of the region's past, and the secret of its enduring allure. Two lakes that have played a central role in Kapka Kassabova's maternal family. As she journeys to her grandmother's place of origin, Kassabova encounters a civilizational crossroads. The Lakes are set within the mountainous borderlands of North Macedonia, Albania,...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"In Elixir, in a wild river valley and amid the three mountains that define it, Kapka Kassabova seeks out the deep connection between people, plants, and place. The Mesta is one of the oldest rivers in Europe and the surrounding forests and mountains of the southern Balkans are an extraordinarily rich nexus for plant gatherers. Over several seasons, Kassabova spends time with the people of this magical region. She meets women and men who work in a...
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