{"product_id":"bai-ganyo-aleko-konstantinov-9780299236946","title":"Bai Ganyo: Incredible Tales of a Modern Bulgarian","description":"A comic classic of world literature, Aleko Konstantinov's 1895 novel \u003ci\u003eBai Ganyo\u003c\/i\u003e follows the misadventures of rose-oil salesman Ganyo Balkanski (\"Bai\" is a Bulgarian title of intimate respect) as he travels in Europe. Unkempt but endearing, Bai Ganyo blusters his way through refined society in Vienna, Dresden, and St. Petersburg with an eye peeled for pickpockets and a free lunch. Konstantinov's satire turns darker when Bai Ganyo returns home--bullying, bribing, and rigging elections in Bulgaria, a new country that had recently emerged piecemeal from the Ottoman Empire with the help of Czarist Russia.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBai Ganyo\u003c\/i\u003e has been translated into most European languages, but now Victor Friedman and his fellow translators have finally brought this Balkan masterpiece to English-speaking readers, accompanied by a helpful introduction, glossary, and notes. Winner, Bulgarian Studies Association Book Prize Finalist, \u003ci\u003eForeword Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Multicultural Fiction Book of the Year Winner, John D. Bell Book Prize, Bulgarian Studies Association Best Books for Special Interests, selected by the American Association for School Libraries Best Books for High Schools, selected by the American Association for School Libraries Best Books for Special Interests, selected by the Public Library Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aleko Konstantinov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299236943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299236946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.58w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/16\/2010","brand":"Aleko Konstantinov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048738582783,"sku":"9780299236946","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3894dbea-fd96-431a-a682-3fb9d5f6d850.jpg?v=1684997538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bai-ganyo-aleko-konstantinov-9780299236946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}