‘Brussels Naked‘ is a novel in which Brussels is one of the main characters, perhaps the main character of all. And because Brussels has different faces, the novel consists of stories told by different characters, residents of the city, who, as the story evolves, happen to be often connected to each other. Each chapter presents […]
Brussels, undressed by a Bulgarian woman
“Brussels is my greatest lover. I can never get enough of him; he always grips me, seduces me to unexpected places, introduces me to extraordinary people, pampers me with stories”. This is probably the last thing we imagine when we hear the name of the European (and Belgian) capital. In our country, it is still […]
‘Brussels Naked‘ – a novel about the invisible trace we leave
Good Bulgarian books should be shared and talked about with at least a fraction of the excitement with which we feel they have been written with. At least, that’s what I think. Therefore, today I want to tell you in a few lines about the novel “Brussels Naked” by Irina Papancheva, without revealing anything from […]
‘Brussels Naked’ in Manager magazine
August 15, 2022 – “Brussels undressed by a Bulgarian” is the title of the article by literary critic and author Antonia Apostolova in summer edition of the Manager magazine. “Sometimes when we read regional books that tell about a place in a universal way, what is happening can feel like it could be anywhere else. […]
Irina Papancheva meets readers in Shabla
Irina Papancheva had a meeting with readers in Shabla, organized by the municipal library Zora 1894, on September 16. Adelina Boyanova from the library the team moderated the meeting. Papancheva talked about her approach to writing, the inspiration behind her plots and how ‘real’ are they as well as about her latest manuscript “Brussels Naked”, […]
Chapter of Brussels Naked in Iranian anthology
A chapter of Irina Papancheva’s latest completed manuscript Brussels Naked has been published in an anthology of contemporary Bulgarian writers in Persian. Farid Ghadami, an Iranian writer and translator, has made the selection and translated the pieces. The book has been recently published in Iran. Irina’s chapter, included in the book, is called The Grand […]