https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1346206
https://doi.org/10.60056/Lit.2025.34.239-251
The Animal World of Maria Doneva – a Nonsensical Saga
Rossitza Chernokozheva
The text analyses Maria Doneva’s book “The Animals” (2019), which contains short stories and poetry. To a great extent the book refutes the common characteristics, clichés, and idioms often used for animals. Maria Doneva presents a new viewpoint toward the animal world, as an amalgam of human and animal characteristics. This is the enriching child’s view of the animal world – nontraditional and nonsensical.
Keywords: animals; innovation; nonsensical
About the author: Rossitza Chernokozheva is born in 1952, in Popovo, grows up in Lovech and Sevlievo. Has а degree in Bulgarian philology from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” with а secondary speciality Philosophy and а third speciality Library studies and Bibliography. Master’s degree in “Artistic psychosocial practices and psychodrama” – New Bulgarian University. Psychodrama assistant in foundation “Psychodrama 2000”, specialist in group dynamics, member of the Psychology of Groups Institute. Assistant Ph.D. in the Institute for literature – Bulgarian Academy for Sciences. Psychotherapist. She works in the interdisciplinary field of literature, psychoanalysis, and psychodrama. Author of the books “Pavel is not alone in the world” (2002), “My dear Smehurko. Anthology of humor for children” (2002, 2012), “Bulgarian children’s literature – psychoanalytical and psychodramatic readings” (2019). “The Enigma of discovery. A portrait of Boyan Biolchev” (2023), “Child’s joy” (co-authored) (2023), “Psychotherapeutic roman(ce)” (2024). With Vihren Chemokozhev, compiler of “Anthology of Bulgarian laughter” (1995), “Bulgarian literary criticism” Vol. 1 (2000)” and others.
