Wow... Jestem pod wrażeniem. Szczerze nie wiem za bardzo co mogę napisać o tej książce, bo trochę mnie zmiotło z plaszy. Jest ona przepięknie napisana i traktuje o trudnych tematach.

Another one of these small novels written with piercing clarity that pack a big punch. Reminded me of Hurricane Season in places with its unflinching brutality.

The main story is told in snippets both past & present of Leah's growing up in a bleak, horrific Bulgarian orphanage & her life as she moves out on her own once she turns 18. Interspersed throughout the narrative are stories from different people/different places, each meant to be read in four minutes, that give you "four minutes to stare into a stranger's eyes" (which is found to increase intimacy; Video Explores The Power Of Eye Contact To Bring People Together: Sometimes, eye contact is more

"Niewidzialni" to książka o osobach niewidzialych tych w tle, o których się nie mówi. Historię napisane przez Natalię są bardzo smutne i przerażające, ale dające do myślenia. Jedno z pierwszych opowiadań o chłopcu jest mistrzowskie. Wywarło na mnie największe wrażenie.

Ciężko jest mi ocenić czyjeś cierpienie.

4.3 O ludzie jakie ta książka zrobiła na mnie wrażenie. Przeczytajcie ją

‘It is an act of rebellion to remain present, to go against society’s desire for you to numb yourself, to look away,’ wrote musician Florence Welch in an essay for Vogue, ‘but we must not look away.’ Nataliya Deleva asks us to be present and bear the burdens of countless people around the world facing waking nightmares every day in her novel Four Minutes, a book short of page length but endless on heart and courage. Beautifully translated by Izidora Angel, this is a powerful work of sheer poetic...

This is a moving work that follows a woman named Leah, an orphan, as she navigates adolescence and early adulthood. The story is told in fragments, jumping around in time and interspersed with stories of other characters. Each piece of this was well done, but the fragmented storytelling left the narrative flat and without the impact this should have had. This is a book I wanted to like more than I did.

• FOUR MINUTES by Nataliya Deleva, tr. from the Bulgarian by Isidora Angel, 2018/2021 from @openletterbooks#ReadtheWorld21📍 Bulgaria#WomenInTranslation Hot off the press and just under the (official) #WITmonth August wire... My goodness, what a way to end this month's focus on Balkan literature and women in translation.This book was outstanding.The book is fragmented and non-linear in form, following the life of Leah, an orphan who grew up in an institution, and now as an adult seeks to adopt a

Sięgnęłam po tę książkę bardzo spontanicznie, a poruszyła mnie wielce swoim bólem i smutkiem. To historie pełne rozpaczy oraz niewidzialnych ludzi. Wzruszyły mnie swoją prostotą.

Another stunningly innovative and affecting novel from Open Letter, this one an award-winning Bulgarian work originally published in 2017 and appearing now in English for the first time. It revolves around Leah, a 30-something woman who survived unimaginable childhood trauma growing up in a group home in post-communist Bulgaria. She is looking to adopt a similarly traumatized child from an orphanage as a way to give of herself and help someone in need, but is repeatedly rebuffed due to her low i...

"Four minutes is all it takes to accept a stranger. 'Look Beyond Borders' is a 2016 project by Amnesty international Poland. It's based on psychologist Arthur Aron's theory that looking into a stranger's eyes for four minutes is the most powerful way to bring people closer." "The campaign was launched as a response to the attitudes in several European cities regarding refugee families. according to the organizers, when you stand face to face with someone and look into her eyes, you can no longer...

Актуална и болезнена тема, на която се обръща внимание само по Коледа и при нещастен инцидент.Невъжможно е човек да остане безпристрастен на такива истории.Това е реалноста за доста деца и хора, които остават за нас невидими, но те съществуват и се опитват да станат видими, да се борят, да мечтаят, но винаги има нещо или някой, който да им попречи. - Какво е "вкъщи"? - Вкъщи е ... Там, където всички те обичат.

This is painful, endlessly bleak stuff, so much so that turning the pages felt at times like engaging in a bit of literary masochism. At 139 pages, it is mercifully short, even if it often doesn't feel that way when you're reading.Now, I know what you're thinking — some recommendation, right? That's just the thing — this is actually really good, and very nicely written (and, credit where credit's due, wonderfully translated by Izidora Angel). As a result, while you don't want to be immersed in t...

Smutna to książka i nie ma co ukrywać, że trzy godziny spędzone z “Niewidzialnymi” niekoniecznie będą należeć do najweselszych momentów waszego tygodnia. Ale warto się w tym zanurzyć.“Nie wiem, czy kiedykolwiek zdołam opuścić swoje dzieciństwo”, mówi główna bohaterka i narratorka przełożonej przez Hannę Karpińską powieści. Dzieciństwo i młodość spędziła w domu dziecka czekając na wymarzoną mamę. Rodzicielska miłość jednak nie była jej przeznaczona. Na szczęście znalazła dziewczynę, z którą razem...

The original Bulgarian title (Невидими), the title of the Polish translation (Niewidzialni), and the title of the German translation (Übersehen) all mean roughly the same thing: invisible or overlooked. Why, then, is the title of the English translation so different?

От „Невидими“ в статистиката до личности с история: http://azcheta.com/nevidimi-nataliya-...Обичам да чета книги, чиито автори се осмеляват да разнищват темите, които инстинктивно избягваме в ежедневието си. Особено ако не ни засягат пряко. Но те винаги ни засягат – осъзнато или не, по наше желание или не съвсем. Защото дори да звучи трудно за осмисляне, между всички човешки същества има свързваща нишка, а между членовете на едно общество тя е още по-силна.Никак не е случайно, че дебютният роман...

Дебютният роман на Наталия Делева "Невидими" (ИК "Жанет 45", 2017) е само 157 страници. Те обаче синтезират в себе си многотомници от истории, които остават или недоизказани, или недочути, а най-често просто пренебрегвани. Историите на онези деца (и бивши деца), които обществото счита за невидими, и за които повечето хора си спомнят по време на коледни благотворителни инициативи, но иначе подминават с безразличие или погнуса. Те обаче са си там - съществуват, надяват се, мечтаят, съчиняват живот...

Ta lektura to było przeżycie.. Niewiele ponad miesiąc temu odeszła moja mama. Zostawiła pustkę i milion emocji, których nie jestem w stanie opisać. Ta książka dla wielu będzie uosobieniem bólu oraz braku miłości, ale dla mnie pozostanie źródłem otuchy i ukojenia. Chciałabym móc podziękować autorce za to co opisała na kartach powieści, za sposób w jaki ujęła bezsens i walkę po utracie najbliższych. Ta książka zostanie ze mną na zawsze.

Książkę wręcz pochłonęłam, a każda historia poruszyła mnie do głębi. Od razu po jej zakończeniu byłam wzruszona oraz zachwycona, bo uwielbiam sięgać po mniej popularne tytuły, które nieraz swoją prostotą i cudownością wzbijają się na wyżyny, moszcząc się wysoko pomiędzy moimi ulubieńcami. Natomiast mam wrażenie, że w tym przypadku chyba trochę zachłysnęłam się tymi wrażeniami, które były bardzo mocne i prawdziwe, ale prędko opadły, bo ku mojemu ubolewaniu po kilku dniach nie pamiętałam, o czym b...