Reflections and Emotions in the Works of the Roma Authors in Bulgaria
Reflections and Emotions in the Works of the Roma Authors in Bulgaria

Summary/Abstract: The paper attempts to provide the best possible idea about the presence of the original Roma poetry and prose in Bulgarian literature. Emblematic names of Roma artists are introduced – from those who first started to actively write to current-day authors (from Usin Kerim to Hristo Hristov); several authors who can be referred to as unfamiliar and waiting for success are also covered because of their correspondence to the thematic fields of the study. The Roma writers’ agitations concerning the particular issues they are interested in and reflected in their works are traced in the study: their affection to family and relatives, their sense of being ethnically different and the dramas representing the way they are treated by the others, their search for roots of ancient origin and language and their love experiences. The interests of the Roma artists regarding topical issues of their lives in Bulgaria are studied from the perspective that they are an inextricable part of the Bulgarian national literature and authors who share European values.

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