The clash of religion. We've had to coexist for hundreds of years in Bulgaria, in the Balkans, and we still don't get along. It's a reason for so much tragedy.
I don't find English restrictive, but it brings a level of discipline to my writing that I wouldn't have in Bulgarian. My control of English, however… - Miroslav Penkov
I don't find English restrictive, but it brings a level of discipline to my writing that I wouldn't have in Bulgarian. My control of English, however…
- Miroslav Penkov
Quiet, moving, masterfully crafted. Such are the nine stories in Venus in the Afternoon. Tehila Lieberman writes with precision, restraint, with a co… - Miroslav Penkov
Quiet, moving, masterfully crafted. Such are the nine stories in Venus in the Afternoon. Tehila Lieberman writes with precision, restraint, with a co…
Words physically have power to bring things into existence. - Miroslav Penkov
Words physically have power to bring things into existence.
When I was writing in Bulgarian, I could hide behind beautiful prose. - Miroslav Penkov
When I was writing in Bulgarian, I could hide behind beautiful prose.
Helpful to me over the years was some of Ernest Hemingway's writing, for example A Farewell to Arms. You have characters who speak Italian or Spanish… - Miroslav Penkov
Helpful to me over the years was some of Ernest Hemingway's writing, for example A Farewell to Arms. You have characters who speak Italian or Spanish…
The problem is we bear grudges that go a thousand years into the past. Really, I could find people who begrudge the Greeks for doing awful things to … - Miroslav Penkov
The problem is we bear grudges that go a thousand years into the past. Really, I could find people who begrudge the Greeks for doing awful things to …
I was really interested in the ritual of fire dancing. I saw it when I was a kid. My parents took me to the Black Sea, it was like a tourist attracti… - Miroslav Penkov
I was really interested in the ritual of fire dancing. I saw it when I was a kid. My parents took me to the Black Sea, it was like a tourist attracti…
In certain places, not always, there are moments where I tried to convey in English a sense of foreignness. I wanted the reader to get the sense that… - Miroslav Penkov
In certain places, not always, there are moments where I tried to convey in English a sense of foreignness. I wanted the reader to get the sense that…
One of the things people often say about America is that it's a such a young country, relatively, and its problem - Europeans say this - is that they… - Miroslav Penkov
One of the things people often say about America is that it's a such a young country, relatively, and its problem - Europeans say this - is that they…
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