Glimpses into the past and the future

From a book, the various parts of which were written in 1907, 1909 and 1964, one could not expect such unity of style and suggestion. But, however incredible it may be, a Bulgarian who talked with Plekhanov and listened to the speeches of Georgi Kirkov, who was friends with our greatest artists from the beginning of the century and was a guest of the old Revival activist Dragan Tsankov, a man who breathed the air of the same room with Renoir, Monet and Clemenceau, is our contemporary and presents himself with a new book - "Views on Literature and Art and Personal Memories" - articles on literature and painting, journalism and memoirs. It is difficult to speak of any kind of integrity, and yet this book is too homogeneous. It is united by the personality of its author, the unity of its style lies above all in the lack of violence over style, in a lightness that has its roots in the overall manifestation of the creative spirit.