Shrimp by Dimitar “Shosho” Kotzev

A novel in which Bulgaria’s ancient history meets its more recent communist past and its chaotic and trouble-ridden present. The author uses comedy to tackle serious issues such as the wide-spread governmental corruption, human superstition and belief systems, racism, and relationships are. Many of the absurd but simultaneously realistic incidents in the book are recounted in a style reminiscent of Ilf and Petrov’s deadpan humor and the absorbing fairy-tale writing style of Tom Robbins.