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T as in Tashkent

Novel, 240 pages, 2021, cover design by Dimitar Kelbechev

A historical novel with a philosophical underpinning about the Bulgarian 20th century – looking for the answer of the nagging question: why and how does evil find a way to constantly reproduce itself in Bulgarian society and politics? A lively language, a dynamic narrative, a terrifying story – chilling even.

T as in Tashkent can be read as part of a trilogy – a veritable prequel to The Same Night Awaits Us All (published in English by Open Letter Books, 2018) and Life Has No Second Half. T as in Tashkent was nominated for the Elias Canetti national literary award in 2021 and longlisted for the Peroto national award for Modern Bulgarian Fiction; it was also shortlisted for the National Readers’ Helikon award in 2021 and the Bulgarian Novel of the Year Award of the National Endowment Fund 13 Centuries Bulgaria in 2022.

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Hristo Karastoyanov

Hristo Karastoyanov