Lion of the Balkans SYNOPSIS
Trouble in the Balkans, the "Powder Keg of Europe" -- Prolific Bulgarian-American author, Vladimir Chernozemsky, takes us back to the bloody Balkan War in his most personal novel. The Ottoman Turks had occupied and oppressed the Balkans for five centuries until Bulgaria and its neighbors drove them out (and then fought over the liberated territories). It was a devastating war that still reverberates today in ongoing conflicts in the Balkans and Middle East (the old Ottoman Empire). Based on the author's family diaries, this is the ultra-realistic story of the Balkan War, the people who lived and fought it...
FROM THE CRITICS
Heather Froeschl - BookReview.com, 2004
An accounting you will not soon forget. This epic novel tells of the lives behind the Balkan War...from the highest Bulgarian royalty to the simple houseboy. The dialogues flow naturally, the author's descriptions enchant the tale. For an understanding of our world's war history, insight into today's conflicts, and a story that exudes the realities of living, this should be on your "to-read" list. Includes maps and a list of characters.
Nacho Christoscov - Editor, CG Danov Publishing-Reviews
An incredibly prophetic novel. As a grandson of the novel's legendary hero, the author tells his story without gimmicks, based firmly on personal archives of his grandfather. Thanks to Chernozemsky's brilliant writing talent, he achieves a remarkably powerful artistic impact over the reader. Lion of the Balkans rightfully takes its place amidst the best of historic romantic novels about war.
Dorothy W. Milner - Columnist and Critic
Lion of the Balkans has everything - love, hate, adventure, the glory and tragedy of human existence. The novel brings an historical period to life, yet is pertinent to today's events -- the ongoing turmoil has distinct similarities to the Bulgarian-Turkish war. The story makes a most cogent plea for humanity to be just that - humane. It is a book for the ages.
Mary Dawn Gladson - Author, Feel Your Life Change
A gripping folk-story authenticated by history, at once romantic, naturalistic and lyrical. It gives us a chance to live within those dark, tumultuous events of the early twentieth century. It is an adventure you will not want to miss...
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