In the Town of Joy and Peace
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Women of action and obstinacy live and struggle with brutality, humor, tenderness and frustration in Radomir, Bulgaria, the Town of Joy and Peace. All inhabit a society where lowness, trickery, networking and criminality rule at numerous levels. They face the devil's temptations: sex, alcohol, prostitution, petty robbery as well as the tolerated misappropriation of people's lives and freedoms. Yet these women do not lose face or hope. They struggle.
Zdravka Evtimova
Zdravka Evtimova was born in 1959 in Pernik, Bulgaria. She is one of Bulgaria's foremost contemporary authors and is the recipient of major literary prizes in Bulgaria and internationally. Zdravka's short stories have been published in 31 countries around the world, including the USA, China, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Canada, Vietnam, Argentina, Spain, Italy, Norway, Denmark, North Macedonia, Austria, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Serbia, Romania, and Greece.In addition to writing fiction, she works as a literary translator in English, German and French. A native Bulgarian speaker, she is fluent in English, German, French and Russian. Zdravka holds a BA in English Language and an MA in American Literature from the University of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria.He May Wear My Silence is her newest novel published in the United States.
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