{"product_id":"she-who-remains-9789533515748","title":"She Who Remains","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Izidora Angel,Rene Karabash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandorf Passage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.68w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789533515748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 \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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Izidora Angel \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48351875399837,"sku":"9789533515748","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_13e3efa5-0d75-43a7-8e94-fbfc707d0043.jpg?v=1779983271","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/she-who-remains-9789533515748","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}