Under the guise of science [Ch. A. Manning. And R. Small-Stovki. History of Modern Bulgarian Literature, N.Y. Bookman Associates, 1960.]

This is the first study of Bulgarian literature in English. This new book is invaluable to readers who would like to compare the achievements of Bulgarian literature with those of other national literatures... "1 "Professor Manning of Columbia University and Professor Smolstocki of the Slavic Institute of Marquette University are the authors of several books on Slavic culture, politics, and literature and are experts in this field," is the note about the two authors of this work. From the introductory words to the book we learn that both of them have been to Bulgaria several times, that they have many friends in our country ". . deeply sympathize with the tragic fate of this tormented Slavic people. . . " They further report that American influence was great in Bulgaria before the First World War, since many Bulgarians studied at Robert College in Constantinople, and then at the American College in Sofia " ... Many Bulgarian professors visited the USA in happier times. . . " It is stated that American Slavists know almost nothing about modern Bulgarian literature. It is regretfully noted that, with the exception of the few translated works by Botev and Vazov, which have long been exhausted, nothing is known about the literature of the 19th and 20th centuries, that almost no attempts have been made to acquaint the Anglo-Saxon world with the literary culture of Bulgaria.