Kapka Kassabova
Encyclopedia
Kapka Kassabova is a poet, essayist and travel writer who was born in Sofia
, Bulgaria
in 1973. After leaving Bulgaria as a teenager and living in England
and New Zealand
, she now resides in Edinburgh
, Scotland
.
The Australian journalist Clive James
has said of her: “In the suitcase that she has mentally lived out of since she was a little girl, Kapka Kassabova has brought the turbulent memories of 20th century European history with her to New Zealand, where she recollects bad dreams in comparative tranquillity, and always with the phrasing of a born musician.” In 2008, Kassabova published, which The Guardian
newspaper called a "profound meditation on the depth of change triggered by the events of 1989 throughout eastern Europe".
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
in 1973. After leaving Bulgaria as a teenager and living in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, she now resides in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
The Australian journalist Clive James
Clive James
Clive James, AM is an Australian author, critic, broadcaster, poet and memoirist, best known for his autobiographical series Unreliable Memoirs, for his chat shows and documentaries on British television and for his prolific journalism...
has said of her: “In the suitcase that she has mentally lived out of since she was a little girl, Kapka Kassabova has brought the turbulent memories of 20th century European history with her to New Zealand, where she recollects bad dreams in comparative tranquillity, and always with the phrasing of a born musician.” In 2008, Kassabova published, which The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper called a "profound meditation on the depth of change triggered by the events of 1989 throughout eastern Europe".
Books
- All Roads Lead to the Sea, Auckland University Press, 1997;
- Dismemberment, Auckland University Press, 1998;
- Reconnaissance, Penguin NZ, 1999;
- Love in the Land of Midas, Penguin NZ 2001/ Ciela, BG 2011;
- Someone Else's Life, Bloodaxe, 2003;
- Geography for the Lost, Bloodaxe, 2007;
- Street Without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria(2008) Portobello UK; Penguin NZ; Ciela BG; Skyhorse USA;
- Villa Pacifica, Penguin NZ, 2010/ Alma Books UK, 2011;
- Twelve Minutes of Love: a tango story, Portobello, 2011;