Irina Papancheva

Script for reading of Pelican Feather

After an hour or two I heard Dad come home. I went to the other room to say hi. This is how I witnessed the moment Mum introduced Monica to him. I was behind her back and couldn’t see her face, but I saw his. It had an expression on that I had never seen before. Stunned. As if Monica was from another world and he didn’t know what to say.

Presentation of Pelican Feather in Brussels

Presentation of Pelican Feather a novel by Irina Papancheva 19:30, Wednesday, 9 March N.A.I.S. bar, Place de la Chapelle 7, 1000 Brussels, Belgium An international group will read parts of the book at 20:00.

Pelican Feather

Publishing house: Janet 45 Pelican Feather (2013) Translated by Bistra Andreeva To Mom Hope is the thing with feathers Hope, Emily Dickinson -1-    First my father left us. Or rather, first Monica moved in with us. Monica is my Mom’s childhood friend. One evening Mom told Dad that she had called from Burgas. She […]