ETHNIC TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE BULGARIAN HISTORICAL FICTION
(TIME OF PARTING BY ANTON DONCHEV AND KALUNYA-KALУA BY GEORGI BOZHINOV)
(TIME OF PARTING BY ANTON DONCHEV AND KALUNYA-KALУA BY GEORGI BOZHINOV)
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ABSTRACT
In the national story of Turkish slavery, the words “janissary” and “pomak” are code. They are charged with the absolute meaning of evil. Became the object of artistic fiction, their reception is almost always subject to prevailing conjunctures, not to historical justice. “Janissary” and “Pomak” are some of the most helpful labels aimed at keeping alive the myth of slavery, on which there are parasitizing ideological discourses. The latter include the ethnic dimension as the basis of the meanings sought. In the face of several novels, Bulgarian fiction presents different meanings of these historical figures, weaving their authenticity into certain cultural models.
