Bulgarian Background

by Bernard Newman

Overview

Much more a potpourri of cherry picked facts, mixed with a fictitious negative narrative about a country in recovery from three lost wars, than an unbiased depiction of travels, alleged British spy and celebrated author Bernard Newman tries his best to conceal his admiration of the Bulgarian people in this book about his 1958 travels in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian spirit manages to come out rosy through the Western dark glasses with British propaganda made apparent by series of cookie cutter slams on the country and it's socialist ruling elite. The author's authentic surprise of the ingenuity and stability of the Bulgarian life philosophy at times eclipses the original purpose of the book, imposed by a British government bent on misrepresenting Bulgaria's reality in the late 1950s. Newman is caught off guard by the welcoming, practical plain peasants he meets along the way. The candid moments described in the book alone paint a unique snap shot of Bulgarian history. Even the brave twists of Bulgarian reality and the amateur economist attempts in the book fail to misrepresent a fun journey made possible by welcoming people and their "repressive" Communist Big Brother who somehow fails to curate and restrict a stranger's journey into a country where things are looking up.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161260500
Publisher:	Lond. : Bob Hale
Publication date:	02/28/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

An alleged British and Western spy during the pre and post World War II eras, the master brouhaha creator Bernard Newman is a unique investigator. He "gathers" facts and views from workers, peasants, ministers, and officials, facts that suspiciously look like something spoon fed by the British Government darkest glasses report about Bulgaria in 1958. Around the time Newman writes his best selling novels Newman is noted for his frank and vital presentation of his subjects and his objective presentation. In spite of his largely negative bias and over the top assumptions about the lives of then socialist Eastern Europeans, Newman comes up as "shrewd, honest, sympathetic and often vivid," according to The Times. Newman is a master communicator who quickly makes raptor with the locals. Regardless of his inner motives, Newman makes his way into more than 60 countries and puts on display a remarkable ability to rapidly learn new languages and use his newfound knowledge on the fly. He wrote over 100 books - spy stories, serious commentaries, and travel books, sometimes chronicling serious events.