Summary of Street Without a Name
“Street Without a Name” is, in its first part, the memoir of Bulgarian author Kapka Kassabova, recounting her childhood in Communist Bulgaria during the 1970s and 1980s. In its second part, it is a travelogue of her return to her native country in 2006, after having spent many years abroad. The book offers a vivid portrait of Bulgaria before and after the fall of Communism. It is the author’s testimony of her lost childhood and her rediscovery of Bulgaria, packed with personal memories and historical anecdotes.
Reasons to read Street Without a Name
This book will appeal to anyone interested in the recent history of Bulgaria, and more broadly to readers interested in émigré literature, including the ambivalent relationship of emigrants with their homeland. Kassabova writes in English and is also the author of “Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe”.
Setting: Sofia (Bulgaria)
Original title: Street Without a Name
Year of publication: 2008
Nr of pages: 352
