Notes from Chateau Lacrotte: Zlokuchane Residence
Do you remember the crazy summer in Chateau Lacrotte, which the Bulgarian Kalina spent together with the family of her Parisian husband Didier? Well, there was no way eight months later the international family would not return the gesture and welcome the French family to Bulgarian territory! Thus, the small Bulgarian village of Zlokuchane will turn out to be the center of the universe...
Maria Kassimova-Moisset

Maria Kassimova-Moisset studied Bulgarian Philology at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". Her career as a journalist began with the newspaper "Standard", where she wrote about theater, cinema and music. She was contributor to the daily newspapers "24 Hours," "SEGA" and "Democracy", and editor in chief of several magazines, such as "One", ELLE and "Capital LIGHT". Currently, she works as a freelancer for various media.
"Close Encounters with Mixed Feelings" is her first collection of stories, acclaimed by Bulgarian readers. "Balkan Rhapsody" is her debut novel.