Захари Карабашлиев
Zachary Karabashliev is a novelist, playwright and a screenwriter.
His latest novel WOUND(РАНА) was published 10.23.2023.
His debut novel 18% GRAY(18% СИВО) was published in 2008, became a bestselling title in Bulgaria, and was later published in the United States, France, Poland, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, and other countries. It won the prestigious Novel of the Year Award in Bulgaria, and was filmed in 2020 as an international co-production.
His novel HAVRA (ХАВРА, meaning something like Heath or Wastelands) came out in 2017 and was awarded the two most prestigious national literary Awards - Novel of the Year 2017, and H.G. Danov.
His short stories included in the collections A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE AIRPLANE and SIMMETRY have been translated and published in many languages. His METASTASIS was published in the collection Best European Short Stories by Dalkey Archive Press in 2018.
His stage plays have been produced on stage in Bulgaria and US (La Mamma Theatre, New York, 2014, Chicago 2020) winning numerous prestigious awards.
His novel THE TAIL(ОПАШКАТА) was published 2021 аnd was awarded the most prestigious national literary Award - Novel of the Year 2022. А stage play based on the novel, directed by Javor Gardev was produced at Dramatic Theatre "Ivan Radoev", Pleven.
Zachary Karabashliev is the Editor-in-chief of the publishing house Ciela. He lives in Sofia with his family.
“-а в живота опитваш да замениш една праволинейност с друга. предлагаш да го разглеждаме отзад напред, вместо отпред назад, от дясно на ляво, вместо, както сме свикнали, обръщаш местата на после и преди, философстваш, търсиш посока в едно необятно... 18% сиво. а всъщност единственото сигурно е това сега, което е и началото, и краят, и преди, и после, и алфата, и омегата, 18% сиво и 100% сега...друго просто няма!”
“Калифорния изстудяваше ентусиазма ми, изцеждаше енергията ми и за броени месеци ме оголваше до отчаяние.”
“Започваш да разбираш, че си истински влюбен, когато искаш да се събуждаш до някого по-силно, отколкото да заспивате заедно.”
“...сякаш точно пропъдените идеи оформят живота ни повече, отколкото тези, на които даваме шанс..”
“Черешата не се купува, глупак с глупак! Черешата е любов! Или я отглеждаш, или я крадеш! Ако си закъсал много, ще похарчиш някой долар, за да си припомниш вкуса й - а НЕ ДА СЕ ТЪПЧЕШ КАТО СВИНЯ!”
“Случаят ми показва колко много всъщност е липсвало в моя кадър!”