Margins
2018
First Published
4.05
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High in the Accursed Mountains, in a village ruled by the ancient laws of the Kanun, Bekja escapes an arranged marriage by becoming a sworn virgin, renouncing her womanhood to live as a man. Her decision sets off a brutal chain of events, destroying her family and separating her from the one she loves the most. Years later, as Bekija – now Matija – tells their story to a visiting journalist, long-buried truths come to light, along with the realisation of all that might have been.
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Rene Karabash
Author · 1 book

See also: Рене Карабаш Rene Karabash (b. Irena Ivanova, 1989) is a writer, screenwriter, playwright and actress. She was the recipient of several Best Actress awards for her leading role in the film Godless, including the Silver Leopard at Locarno and the Bronze Horse at Stockholm. Her debut novel, She Who Remains, won the prestigious Elias Canetti award for literature, and was shortlisted for every possible national prize. In December 2023, the novel’s French translation by Marie-Vrinat Nikolov was awarded the French PEN award. For a translated excerpt of the novel in English, Izidora Angel was awarded the Gulf Coast Prize in Translation in 2023. A movie based on the book, adapted for the big screen by the author, and a co-production between Albania, Germany, Italy and Romania, is currently in pre-production, with principal photography set to begin in late 2024. Rene is the scriptwriter of the upcoming in 2024 drama series We, the Waves – the latest production of the Bulgarian National Television.

Рене Карабаш
Рене Карабаш
Author · 5 books

See also: Rene Karabash Рене Карабаш е литературният псевдоним на Ирена Иванова – поет, театрален режисьор и актриса. Тя е един от създателите на Творческа академия „Валери Петров“ към НДК – съвместен проект със сценариста Димитър Стонянович, режисьора Лъчезар Аврамов и писателя Илиян Любомиров (2016). През 2015 г. основава Театрално ателие „Експериментика", което излъчва театралните проекти „Аномия“, „Театър в колата“ и „Мляко с ориз – пиеса без актьори“. През 2016 г. за главната роля на Гана във филма "Безбог" Ирена Иванова получава международно признание с наградите: - Сребърен Леопард за главна женска роля от Международния филмов фестивал Локарно - Сърцето на Сараево за най-добра актриса от Международния филмов фестивал Сараево - Алуминиев Кон за най-добра актриса от Международния филмов фестивал в Стокхолм - Приз за най-добра главна женска роля от филмовия фестивал Златна Роза във Варна

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