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Memoirist, poet, and novelist Kassabova (Street Without a Name) offers a sensitive rendition of her trip back to her homeland of Bulgaria. As a child, the borders among Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey symbolized freedom from oppression and escape to Western culture. She gives a meandering description of how the past and present have merged with the event of the Syrian refugee crisis. In all times she describes, borders represent possibility, hope, and despair. Kassabova symp...Log In or Sign Up to Read More