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Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe

by Kapka Kassabova

Baillie Gifford Prize · 2017 · Shortlist
GrantanonfictionISBN 9781846276071

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Baillie Gifford Prize2017Shortlist

About This Book

A lyrical journey through the borderlands of Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey—one of Europe's most historically charged and militarized zones. Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize.

About the Author

Kapka KassabovaBulgarian-Scottish

Kapka Kassabova is a Bulgarian-Scottish author and poet. Her book Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2017. She is known for her lyrical explorations of identity and geography.

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