{"product_id":"party-headquarters-paperback","title":"Party Headquarters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorgi Tenev\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAngela Rodel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Vick Foundation Novel of the Year Award in 2007, \u003ci\u003eParty Headquarters \u003c\/i\u003etakes place in the eighties and nineties, during Bulgaria's transition from communist rule to democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book--which is a love story, a parody, and a thriller about a political hoax--opens with the main character visiting his father-in-law, an old communist party boss who is dying, and being tasked with delivering a suitcase filled with one-and-a-half million euros.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's one of Bulgaria's most popular myths: As the communist party fell apart, high ranking officials squirreled away bags and suitcases containing a significant portion of the country's wealth, and that these bags are still circulating through Europe, waiting to be delivered to various conspirators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is just the beginning of the corruption and inequality that plagued Bulgaria during this time. While immersing himself in pornography and prostitution, the hero of \u003ci\u003eParty Headquarters \u003c\/i\u003ereflects back on his life and the emblematic events that took place around that time--the anticommunist protests, the arson attack on the Communist Party Headquarters in Sofia, and, most tragically and crucially, the Chernobyl disaster, during which the families of party officials were sheltered away and fed special, safe food, while the regular citizens suffered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful and tragic, \u003ci\u003eParty Headquarters \u003c\/i\u003eis an engrossing testament to the struggles that haunted Bulgaria after the fall of the Soviet Union, many of which continue to resonate today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore penning the Vick Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eParty Headquarters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGeorgi Tenev \u003c\/b\u003ehad already published four books, founded the Triumviratus Art Group, hosted \u003ci\u003eThe Library \u003c\/i\u003etelevision program about books, and written plays that have been performed in Germany, France, and Russia. He is also a screenwriter for film and TV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Rodel \u003c\/b\u003eearned an MA in linguistics from UCLA and received a Fulbright Fellowship to study and learn Bulgarian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore penning the Vick Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eParty Headquarters\u003c\/i\u003e, Tenev had already published four books, founded the Triumviratus Art Group, hosted \u003ci\u003eThe Library\u003c\/i\u003e television program about books, and written plays that have been performed in Germany, France, and Russia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAngela Rodel earned an M.A. in linguistics from UCLA and received a Fulbright Fellowship to study and learn Bulgarian. In 2010 she won a PEN Translation Fund Grant for Georgi Tenev's short story collection. She is one of the most prolific translators of Bulgarian literature working today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769854755104,"sku":"9781940953267","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a0504d8dd8c7d9684adea444abaec0f4.webp?v=1780358342","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/party-headquarters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}