Georgi Gospodinov
![Gospodinov circa 2005](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/GeorgiGospodinov_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Gospodinov writes complex narratives, based on the recent past of Eastern Europe and present anxieties across Europe and worldwide. His works often blend poetry into fiction and irony. According to ''The New Yorker'', "Georgi's real quest in ''The Physics of Sorrow'' is to find a way to live with sadness, to allow it to be a source of empathy and salutary hesitation…" Provided by Wikipedia
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