{"product_id":"a-short-tale-of-shame-angel-igov-9781934824764","title":"A Short Tale of Shame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCO-WINNER OF THE 2012 CONTEMPORARY BULGARIAN WRITERS CONTEST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter deciding to take a semester off their studies to think about future plans, long-time friends Maya, Sirma, and Spartacus decide to hitchhike to the sea. Boril Krustev, former rock star and middle-aged widower who is driving aimlessly to outrun his grief, picks them up and accompanies them on their journey. It doesn't take them long to figure out they're connected to each other by more than their need to travel--specifically through Boril's daughter, whose actions damaged each of the characters in this novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCo-winner of the Contemporary Bulgarian Writers Contest, \u003ci\u003eA Short Tale of Shame\u003c\/i\u003e marks the arrival of a new talent in Bulgarian literature with a novel about the need to come to terms with the shame and guilt we all harbor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngel Igov\u003c\/b\u003e is a Bulgarian writer, literary critic, and translator. He has published two collections of short stories, the first of which won the Southern Spring award for debut fiction. Igov has also translated books by Paul Auster, Martin Amis, Angela Carter, and Ian McEwan into Bulgarian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Rodel\u003c\/b\u003e earned an M.A. in linguistics from UCLA and received a Fulbright Fellowship to study and learn Bulgarian. In 2010 she won a PEN Translation Fund Grant for Georgi Tenev's short story collection. She is one of the most prolific translators of Bulgarian literature working today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angel Igov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934824763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934824764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.62w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/24\/2013","brand":"Angel Igov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066069037311,"sku":"9781934824764","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_703d4e73-9539-47e7-abc1-78722575192c.jpg?v=1768677882","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-short-tale-of-shame-angel-igov-9781934824764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}