Border is a sharply observed portrait of a littleknown corner of Europe, and a fascinating meditation on the borderlines that exist between countries, between cultures, between people, and within each of us. Border is a scintillating, immersive travel narrative that is also a shadow history of the Cold War, a sideways look at the migration crisis troubling Europe, and a deep, witchy descent into interior and exterior geographies. Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova About the Book When Kapka Kassabova was a child, the borderzone between Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece was rumoured to. Villages in the Rhodope Mountain, Bulgaria, an area writer Kapka Kassabova focuses on in her book Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe. Photograph: Alamy The nominees. Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe. When Kapka Kassabova was a child, the borderzone between Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece was rumoured to be an easier crossing point into the West than the Berlin Wall so it swarmed with soldiers. Border by Kapka Kassabova a journey to the edge of Europe A lyrical portrait of the boundary region that straddles Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece Share on Twitter (opens new window) Border is a sharply observed portrait of a littleknown corner of Europe, and a fascinating meditation on the borderlines that exist between countries, between cultures, between people, and within each of us. Border is a scintillating, immersive travel narrative that is also a shadow history of the Cold War, a sideways look at the migration crisis troubling Europe, and a deep, witchy descent into interior and exterior geographies. In 2004, Kassabova moved to Scotland, and has since published four books, the last of which, Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe (2017) was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize. Border is a scintillating, immersive travel narrative that is also a shadow history of the Cold War, a sideways look at the migration crisis troubling Europe, and a deep, witchy descent into interior and exterior geographies. Border is a scintillating, immersive travel narrative that is also a shadow history of the Cold War, a sideways look at the migration crisis troubling Europe, and a deep, witchy descent into interior and exterior geographies. In this# BGPrize2017 video Kapka Kassabova tells us her shortlisted book Border: A Journey to The Edge of Europe is about the complex human relationship with In this engrossing travelogue, poet and memoirist Kassabova (Twelve Minutes of Love) returns to her native Bulgaria after 25 years to explore its borders with Turkey and Greece, illuminating the. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe at Amazon. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Kindle eReaders Kindle eBooks Kindle Unlimited Kindle Exam Central Best Sellers Indian language eBooks Free Kindle Reading Apps Content and devices Kindle Support We have become used to bedraggled columns of refugees tramping Europe bound through Turkey to the Balkans. But in Border Kapka Kassabova reminds us how recently the flow went the other way. In Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova is published by Granta (14. 24 go to or call 0330 333 6846. Since the fall of the Eastern Bloc, the edge of Europe expanded east and, with Brexit, its western border altered once again. Europes edges seem to be perpetually in flux. Author Kapka Kassabova takes this idea on in her most recent book Border: A Journey to the Edge. In Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe, Kassabova returns to the southern Balkans 25 years after she left to meander around the boundaries of Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey. Part of the lure was that the border areas were, during the communism of her girlhood, offlimits: The closer you got to the border, the less your life was worth. Border is a sharply observed portrait of a littleknown corner of Europe, and a fascinating meditation on the borderlines that exist between countries, between cultures, between people, and within each of us. Belarus was the seventh of 10 countries that I was visiting on my journey along the eastern edge of Europe. Most were part of the Soviet Union prior to its collapse in 1991 and have since moved into the Western sphere of influence. Kassabovas writing is personal, haunting, and intriguing; she weaves history, legend, politics, war, family, and the daytoday of the people in the dense and mountainous border zone that was once forbidden territory. Border is a scintillating, immersive travel narrative that is also a shadow history of the Cold War, a sideways look at the migration crisis troubling Europe, and a deep, witchy descent into interior and exterior geographies. Meet Kapka Kassabova, author of Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe, as she discusses the extraordinary people and hidden histories of Europes last Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe The tug of the border was powerful among the river dragonflies, like a gravitational force. Whichever way you turned, something was behind you. Border is a scintillating, immersive travel narrative that is also a shadow history of the Cold War, a sideways look at the migration crisis troubling Europe, and a deep, witchy descent into interior and exterior geographies. Meet Kapka Kassabova, author of Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe, as she discusses the extraordinary people and hidden histories of Europes last border. Kapka travelled back to the forested, once forbidden border zone of Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece 25 years after the end of the Cold War. Border: a journey to the edge of Europe. [Kapka Kassabova In this extraordinary work of narrative reportage, Kapka Kassabova returns to Bulgaria, from where she emigrated as a girl twentyfive years previously, to explore the border it shares with Turkey. Border is a sharply observed portrait of a littleknown corner of Europe, and a fascinating meditation on the borderlines that exist between countries, between cultures, between people, and within each of us. Belarus was the seventh of 10 countries that I was visiting on my journey along the eastern edge of Europe. Most were part of the Soviet Union prior to its collapse in 1991 and have since moved. Acclaimed novelist, essayist and poet Kapka Kassabova has produced a fascinating account of the border zone between Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece in Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe. Setting out to meet the people of this littleknown region and the waves of refugees passing through from afar. Border: A Journey to The Edge of Europe When Kapka Kassabova was a child, the borderzone between Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece was rumoured to be an easier crossing point into the West than the Berlin Wall so it swarmed with soldiers, spies and fugitives. Border is a scintillating, immersive travel narrative that is also a shadow history of the Cold War, a sideways look at the migration crisis troubling Europe, and a deep, witchy descent into interior and exterior geographies. The lowestpriced, brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Border is a sharply observed portrait of a littleknown corner of Europe, and a fascinating meditation on the borderlines that exist between countries, between cultures, between people, and within each of us. Kapka Kassabova is the author of Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe, three poetry collections, the novel Villa Pacifica, and the acclaimed memoirs Street Without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria and Twelve Minutes of Love: A Tango Story. Border is a sharply observed portrait of a littleknown corner of Europe, and a fascinating meditation on the borderlines that exist between countries, between cultures, between people, and within each of us. In 2004, Kassabova moved to Scotland, and has since published four books, the last of which, Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe (2017) was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize. Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova has an overall rating of Positive based on 10 book reviews. Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe (Inglese) In Border, Kapka Kassabova sets out on a journey to meet the people of this triple border Bulgarians, Turks, Greeks, and the latest wave of refugees fleeing conflict further afield. She discovers a region that has been shaped by the successive forces of history: by its own past migration. Books: Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova. This exceptional travel book about a journey through Bulgarias dark, often magical borderlands is every bit as good as the. Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe, an adventurous memoir derived from Kassabovas travels, engages one with its premise, secures attention with its rich historical analysis, and ultimately resonates with its cathartic upheaval. 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