by Angel Wagenstein · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782846360326
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«Abraham le poivrot» is the novel by Angel Wagenstein, published by L'Esprit des Péninsules in paperback (330 pages, in French).
Berto Cohen, a Bulgarian exile in Israel, returns to his native city, Plovdiv, for a colloquium. Between past and present, childhood nostalgia intersects with property speculation and a portrait of contemporary Bulgaria. Grandfather Abraham, a tinsmith, celestial drunkard and brilliant fabulist, reveals to young Berto the meaning of life.
Translated from Bulgarian. Original title: «Daletch ot Toledo». Winner of the Alberto-Benveniste Prize 2003.
Will appeal to those who enjoy Balkan narrative and melancholic humor in the tradition of Isaac Bashevis Singer and Sholem Aleichem.
Angel Raymond Wagenstein was a Bulgarian screenwriter and author. He was the author of over fifty screenplays for films, documentaries and cartoons and is most known for his movies about Bulgarian Communists.
