Bulgarian Literature in the 21st Century (2000—2022), Vol. II
Българската литература през XXI век (2000—2020). Част 2
Category: Contemporary Bulgarian Literature
Language: Bulgarian
After five years of work and hundreds of books read, I can say only one thing with certainty: over the last quarter century, Bulgarian literature has become more diverse than ever before. To what extent this is the result of its internal development and to what extent it is a reflection of some global trends cannot be weighed with precision. What is important is precisely the impossibility of drawing a line between "inside" and "outside", between one's own and someone else's. The number of new books by Bulgarian authors has skyrocketed and every book wants to be different from the others, to "be itself". This dispersion of literary styles reminds me of the Babylonian crowding and the inability to communicate in all languages at the same time. And really, what would happen if everyone wrote for themselves? Perhaps at some point the number of writers would equal the number of readers. No wonder there is no room left for criticism...