Natural novel / Georgi Gospodinov ; translation by Zornitsa Hristova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gospodinov, Georgi, 1968-

Contributor:

Hristova, Zornitsa.

Series:

Eastern European literature series

Standardized Title:

Estestven roman. English

Language:

Bulgarian

English

Subjects (All):

Divorce--Fiction.

Divorce.

Adultery--Fiction.

Adultery.

Genre:

Fiction.

Humorous fiction.

Physical Description:

136 pages ; 21 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Normal [Ill.] : Dalkey Archive Press, 2005.

Language Note:

Translation from Bulgarian.

Summary:

Resembling the complex and fragmented way a fly's eye works, "Natural Novel contains a myriad of storylines, reflections, and digressions, including a history of toilets and the graffiti found there, a meditation on the relationship between bees and language, and an attempt to write a book using only verbs. Incredibly funny at times, this novel is driven by the narrator's need to come to terms with his dissolving marriage and his wife's infidelity with their close friend. Gospodinov's first novel is both broad in scope and intensely personal, illustrating the impossibility of presenting life truthfully.

Notes:

"French edition published as Un roman naturel by Éditions Phébus, 2002. This edition made through an arrangement with Éditions Ph\74\ebus."--T.p. verso.

ISBN:

1564783766

OCLC:

55588089