Cleanness Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2000) all levels of military have

all levels of military have used the teachings of Sun Tzu

she must organise her death

An ugly duckling as a child

including film

pulse-pounding

Cleanness Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2000) all levels of military haveSofia, Bulgaria, a landlocked city in southern Europe, stirs with hope and impending upheaval. Soviet buildings crumble, wind scatters sand from the far south, and political protesters flood the streets with song. In this atmosphere of disquiet, an American teacher navigates a life transformed by the discovery and loss of love. As he prepares to leave the place hes come to call home, he grapples with the intimate encounters that have marked his years