Book Club #3: G. Gospodinov "The Physics of Sorrow". Minotaur, collective memory, abandoned kids

Hello book lovers, wanderers and explorers!♡
This time we move from Poland to Bulgaria (in fact, one of us is physically there at the moment) to discuss a labyrinth-novel called "The Physics of Sorrow" by Georgi Gospodinov who is said to be one of Europe's most inventive and daring writers.
The book:https://www.amazon.com/Physics-Sorrow-Georgi-Gospodinov/dp/194095309X

In this video, we are trying to decipher why the myth of Minotaur is centric to this novel, how sorrow is rooted in our present and past, where the labyrinth of life leads us and even why "The Catcher in the Rye" and St. George are relevant to this book.

Have you read it? What are your thoughts and impressions?

Time codes:
02:39​ Who is Georgi Gospodinov?
04:26 How did the introduction to the Bulgarian literature feel?
10:19​ Quick synopsis of the book
15:41 Sorrow: is it just a title?
22:31​ Time capsules: can and should we relive the past?
25:42 Balkan Sorrow​
29:19​ The saddest vs. the happiest country
30:15​ Does the book speak for the Bulgarian mentality?
32:22 More of Bulgarian or Balkan literature?
35:22​ Have we survived in the labyrinth of the book?

Please feel free to share your thoughts, ideas and any feedback in the comments section!
Ahoy!🐋
Petya Hristova: https://www.instagram.com/mem3nto_mori_/
Iana Avdeeva: https://www.instagram.com/polar.whale/

Видео Book Club #3: G. Gospodinov "The Physics of Sorrow". Minotaur, collective memory, abandoned kids канала Jana Avde