num_pages: 150
description: Gospodinov flits and buzzes among various subjects -- from graffiti in public toilets to the movies of Quentin Tarantino -- in this tale of a young Bulgarian writer who decides to create his own version of a "natural novel" assembled from the bits and pieces of everyday life. At its center is a poignant story about the narrator's divorce and the fact that he isn't "the author" of his soon-to-be-ex-wife's pregnancy. Maybe he's suffering from attention deficit disorder; maybe he's just stuck with a skewed if stoic appreciation of life's messy flux. Whatever the cause, his monologue turns into a quirky, compulsively readable book that deftly hints at the emptiness and sadness at its core.(Anderson Tepper, The New York Times)
language: English
title: Natural Novel
titlecomplete: Natural Novel
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Bulgaria, Contemporary, Philosophy, European Literature, Bulgarian Literature, Audiobook, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 3920
places: Bulgaria
publisher: Dalkey Archive Press