Bai Ganyo: Incredible Tales of a Modern Bulgarian - Couverture souple

University Of Wisconsin Press

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0299236943 ISBN 13 : 9780299236946

Editeur : University of Wisconsin Press, 2010

Synopsis

A comic classic of world literature, Aleko Konstantinov's 1895 novel Bai Ganyo 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.
Bai Ganyo 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, Foreword Magazine'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

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Aleko Konstantinov (1863-1897) was a well-traveled Bulgarian journalist and political writer. He was killed by an assassin's bullet while riding in an open cab. In 2003, Konstantinov and Bai Ganyo were honored on Bulgaria's currency, depicted on the 100-lev note.

Victor A. Friedman is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at the University of Chicago.

Christina E. Kramer is professor of Slavic languages and literatures at the University of Toronto.

Grace E. Fielder is professor of Russian and Slavic studies at the University of Arizona.

Catherine Rudin is professor of modern languages and linguistics at Wayne State College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Wisconsin Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0299236943
• ISBN 13: 9780299236946
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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