1st Edition
A Generation of Writers and Bulgarian Cultural Politics From Independence to Communism
By Irina Gigova
Copyright 2026
380 Pages
by
Central European University Press
In the aftermath of Bulgaria’s liberation from Ottoman rule, a cohort of young men and women found a home in the European arts. This book follows the lives and works of the post-1878 generation of cultural producers who defined Bulgarian identity. A sweeping narrative of social and political change and personal adaptation, the book explores the country’s evolving literary and artistic scene from... Read more
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: “Art Is a Communion:” A Generation’s Search for Belonging
2: What Are We Doing?: The War Years, 1912-1919
3: New Paths: The Tense 1920s
4: Seeking a Place in the World
5: The Politics and Finance of Writing
6: Gains and Losses of War
7: Pushed to the Side
Epilogue
Bibliography
Appendix
Index
Biography
Irina Gigova is an Associate Professor of History at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.
