Bai Ganyo: Incredible Tales of a Modern Bulgarian
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By Aleko Konstantinov, Victor A. Friedman (Translator), Christina E. Kramer (Translator), Grace E. Fielder (Translator), Catherine Rudin (Translator)
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A comic classic of world literature, Aleko Konstantinov’s 1895 novel Bai Ganyo follows the misadventures of rose-oil salesman Ganyo Balkanski (“Bai” is a Bulgarian title of intimate respect) as he travels in Europe. Unkempt but endearing, Bai Ganyo blusters his way through refined society in Vienna, Dresden, and St. Petersburg with an eye peeled for pickpockets and a free lunch. Konstantinov’s satire turns darker when Bai Ganyo returns homebullying, bribing, and rigging elections in Bulgar...






















