The Black Box

Name: The Black Box
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SKU: 9780720618396
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By Alek Popov

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The Black Box by Alek Popov is a witty novel chronicling the antics of two Bulgarian brothers navigating life in America. Through humour and satire, the story explores themes of identity, culture clash, and the pursuit of the American dream, capturing the absurdities and challenges of adapting to a new world. The brothers' adventures reveal the complexity and often humorous aspects of immigration and personal ambition.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to satirical novels that explore family dynamics and cultural disparities with sharp wit. The story delves into the lives of two brothers navigating the complexities of identity and ambition, offering a humorous and insightful perspective on contemporary issues. Perfect for readers who appreciate dark humour and clever social commentary.

The Black Box

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In 1990, two Bulgarian brothers, Ned and Ango, receive an unusual package from the USA: a black plastic box containing the ashes of their late father, a professor who was allowed out of communist Bulgaria to teach in the USA during the 1980s.

However, the brothers are left with a nagging sense that something is not quite right. Since neither of them has seen the body, they begin to doubt if he is really dead. But if the death had been faked, why?

Fifteen years later, as the brothers forge new and very different lives (Ned as a management consultant; Ango as a dog walker to the rich) in their new home in New York, some answers begin to emerge...

A darkly comic tale of disillusionment, The Black Box explores the nature and logic of our Western neo-liberal capitalist system and how so many of us are driven to acts of greed, imprudence, and recklessness in the pursuit of money and wealth.

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Alek Popov offers a satirical take on Bulgarians living abroad, using his comic talents to portray the lives of two Bulgarian brothers. The Black Box explores the narrow perspective that divides the world into Bulgaria and everywhere else, highlighting cultural contrasts with humour and insight.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780720618396

Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Peter Owen Publishers

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

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About the Author

Alek Popov is the prize-winning author of widely translated collections of short stories, and his first novel, "Mission London," has been published into fifteen languages and was adapted into a hugely successful film. He is also the author of "The Palavei Sisters," and is part of the editorial body of "Granta-Bulgaria "magazine.