{"product_id":"she-who-remains-paperback","title":"She Who Remains - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIzidora Angel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRene Karabash\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for The International Booker Prize 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe Who Remains, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRene Karabash's\u003c\/b\u003e landmark Bulgarian queer novel, secrets readers into a rural Albanian village where, to this day, the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini--a collection of archaic laws--looms over the lives of villagers with the same haunting presence of the surrounding mountains. Bekija, painfully aware of why she cannot have what she most wants, chooses to become a \"sworn virgin,\" setting off a bloody and heartbreaking chain of events that shatters a family and destroys a cherished relationship, but also reveals how trauma can lead to vital, if uncomfortable, truths. Karabash's poetic stream of consciousness traces gender evolution with innovative grace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bold exploration of what it means to be a woman in a world defined by the violence of ancient patriarchal traditions has resonated with readers across Europe and beyond, and now English-language readers won't soon forget Izidora Angel's award-winning translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIzidora Angel\u003c\/b\u003e is a Bulgarian-born memoirist, essayist, and literary translator based in Chicago. She is the author of four full-length translations from Bulgarian, including \u003ci\u003eYordanka Beleva's Keder, \u003c\/i\u003efor which she received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Angel's work has appeared in A Public Space, Astra, Best Literary Translations 2024, \u003ci\u003e Chicago Reader, Electric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, Words Without Borders, and elsewhere. She received a PEN\/Heim Translation Fund Grant and the Gulf Coast Prize in Translation for her in-progress work on \u003ci\u003eShe Who Remains.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bulgarian poet, writer, screenwriter, actor, and playwright\u003cb\u003e Rene Karabash\u003c\/b\u003e has won multiple awards for her work, including several Best Actress awards for her role in the film \u003ci\u003eGodless, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Elias Canetti prize--Bulgaria's most prestigious literary award--for \u003ci\u003eShe Who Remains\u003c\/i\u003e, her debut novel. \u003ci\u003eShe Who Remains\u003c\/i\u003e has been translated into over a dozen languages, including French, Italian, Swedish, Portuguese, and Arabic, and a film based on Karabash's adaptation of the novel is set to be released in 2025. Karabash is also the author of\u003ci\u003e Omar's Letters to His Future Wife.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.27 x 5.68 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021812547773,"sku":"9789533515748","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/OLHVoAP6xd9789533515748.webp?v=1782611565","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/she-who-remains-paperback","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}