{"product_id":"the-same-night-awaits-us-all-9781940953687","title":"The Same Night Awaits Us All","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Karastoyanov's novel is set in Bulgaria in the 1920s, but also invokes the spirit of John Lennon, and brings to mind Dostoevsky's \u003ci\u003eDemons\u003c\/i\u003e with its anarchists and assassins, lighthouses, zeppelins, and synthesis of modernist narrative techniques and Balkan storytelling.\" --\u003ci\u003eBerliner Zeitung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June of 1923, a military coup established Aleksandar Tsankov as the new leader of Bulgaria. His fascist policies--especially aimed at the Bulgarian Communist Party--led to the failed September Uprising and an extended period of martial law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt that same time, Geo Milev--one of Bulgaria's most beloved poets--started a politically charged literary magazine with Georgi Sheytanov, a notorious anarchist on the run. Eighteen months later, the government assassinated both of them, although Milev's body wouldn't be found for another thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this multilayered historical novel that calls to mind Laurent Binet's \u003ci\u003eHHhH\u003c\/i\u003e, Hristo Karastoyanov deconstructs this period, blending this adventurous tale of resistance with current-day reflections on what this period meant to Bulgaria and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHristo Karastoyanov\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-award winning contemporary Bulgarian novelist, playwright, and political essayist whose work has been translated into English, Turkish, and German. All seven of his novels have been shortlisted for the prestigious Helikon Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIzidora Angel\u003c\/b\u003e is a Bulgarian-born writer and translator. She has written essays and critique in English and Bulgarian for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Reader, Publishing Perspectives, Banitza, Egoist\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. She received a grant from English PEN for her work on \u003ci\u003eThe Same Night Awaits Us All\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHristo Karastoyanov\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-award winning contemporary Bulgarian novelist, playwright, and political essayist whose work has been translated into English, Turkish, and German. All seven of his novels have been shortlisted for the prestigious Helikon Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIzidora Angel\u003c\/b\u003e is a Bulgarian-born writer and translator. She has written essays and critique in English and Bulgarian for the Chicago Reader, Publishing Perspectives, Banitza, Egoist, and others. She received a grant from English PEN for her work on \u003ci\u003eThe Same Night Awaits Us All.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857223979282,"sku":"9781940953687","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a3052c2d-70ea-467d-a790-504b76ecfccc.jpg?v=1737525107","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-same-night-awaits-us-all-9781940953687","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}