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About the book

Zack is a former photographer in California. Three days after Stella leaves him, he crosses into Mexico and comes back with a bag of marijuana in the trunk.

What follows is a journey across America and through memories of 1990s Bulgaria. My first novel: about loss, and about the road where you find yourself again.

Editions and facts

• Ciela, 2008. Over 30 editions; new edition 2024.
• Translated in the USA, France, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia and more.
• Helikon Flower award. Among the 100 novels of the Big Read in Bulgaria.
• Film: 2020, dir. Viktor Chouchkov.