Last year, the trip to the island of St. Anastasia unexpectedly took me to another island – to “She, the island” (publishing house Trud, 2017). Although it is unusual to choose a perfume by the bottle, this is exactly how I grabbed Irina Papancheva’s book in the small museum shop – because of the cover. […]
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. […]
Kayaking on Koh Tarutau selected for Brussels: City of Stories – Book Voyage
June 6, 2021 – Irina Papancheva’s story Kayaking on Koh Tarutau has been included in the printed handout for Brussels: City of Stories – Book Voyage which took place on 5th June 2021. Brussels Writers’ Circle took part in Book Voyage project as part of Brussels: City of Stories initiative. It has asked its members […]
‘Welcome Nathan!’ at Second Bulgarian Book Festival in Brussels
September 29, 2020 – The Second Bulgarian Book Festival – online edition started last night with the launch of ‘Welcome Nathan!’. Elka Stoyanova, a poet, moderated the conversation, under the motto: Literature as Catharsis, with the author Irina Papancheva and Dr. Elitza Kotzeva, a professor of English and Literature at the American University of Armenia […]