The book “Brussels, stripped” by Irina Papancheva, presented by Chris Buxton

Free registration for the event HERE

05.10.2022, „Sofia“ Gallery, 7pm

The Bulgarian Cultural Institute London has the pleasure to invite you to a presentation of the Bulgarian author Irina Papancheva’s book “Brussels, stripped”. The novel will be presented by Christopher Buxton.

In the novel, Irina Papancheva “skilfully and entertainingly strips Brussels, Europe and the world through stripping human destinies, believes, feelings and passions… Ten characters with different race, nationality, religion- tell episodes of their every day life since they had come to Brussels and before that; Iris’s life (the main character) goes through them like a red thread.”

Irina Papancheva was born in Burgas. Graduated from a class with a literary profile at the “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”, Master’s degree in “Slavic philology – Czech language and literature” at SU “St. Kliment Ohridski” and on “European integration and development – European politics and social integration” at the Free Flemish University in Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel).

Author of the children’s illustrated book “I stutter” (IC “Siela”, 2005), the short story “Almost Intimate” (IC “Kronos”, 2007), the novels “Annabelle” (IC “Jeanette 45”, 2010 ), Pelican Feather (Jeanette 45, 2013) and She, the Island (Labor, 2017), the novella Welcome, Nathan! (Fast Print Press, 2019 .) and of stories. Her works have been translated and published in English, French, Arabic and Persian.

Prize of the participants in the competition “South Spring – 2008” for the story “Almost Intimate”. “Annabel” is among the three nominated books in the contest of the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation and the Open Letter Books publishing house at the University of Rochester for Contemporary Bulgarian Novel (2014).

Irina Papancheva lives in Brussels, where she leads the advocacy of the Lumos Foundation towards the European Union.

Christopher Buxton on the other hand, is an author and interpreter from Great Britain, who has been having connections with Bulgaria on personal and professional level since 1977. He has been promoting Bulgarian culture for a long time and precisely because of this contribution, in 2015 Christopher receives a medal and certificate of honour from the Ministry of Culture in Bulgaria.