My Books
The Desert Places – a stage adaptation by Emmanuelle Cordoliani (bilingual book)
The book is a present for the participants in the 19th International Festival of Francophone School Theater (Varna, April 19-22, 2012). It is published with the support of the French Instititute of Bulgaria and La Poste Foundation.
View BookStories from the Belly button of the world
The book includes 15 stories and fairy tales.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction by the author
Story of Cardinocchio
Story of the squires at the Battle of Agincourt
The story of an untold love in the Bayeux Tapestry
Story of the king King Ninth and his wise decree
Story of the beautiful Mapraputa
A Japanese story
Story of the African who swam the Nile and reached the Black Sea
Story of the lion with the painting at sunset
Story of the postman Gary, who built a house at the Belly button of the world
Story of the Knight of the Sorry Publicist
Story of the professor who planted tomatoes on Mars
Story of the Man with the notebook who wanted to be a great writer
World press review
Interview with the only translator who speaks the language of the Belly button of the world
16 stories of Ivanka Ivanova – short stories
16 short stories in Bulgarian and 8 in French with one main character – Ivanka Ivanova, a contemporary woman.
20 new stories of Ivanka Ivanova – short stories
20 short stories in Bulgarian with one main character – Ivanka Ivanova, a contemporary woman.
The summary in English called “instead of a summary” is the story “How Ivanka Ivanova spoke with a bird about her friends”.
22 newest stories of Ivanka Ivanova – short stories
22 short stories in Bulgarian with one main character – Ivanka Ivanova, a contemporary woman.
How Ivanka Ivanova started thinking positive about New Year’s Eve – short comic
It is a cold December day. Deep in thought Ivanka Ivanova is walking down the street. She is thinking about New Year’s Eve. How to escape the everyday cares… An illustrated story that tells why we don’t need to try so hard to be happy.
How Ivanka Ivanova met Mr. Farawayman – short comic
Somewhere in our latitudes resides Ivanka Ivanova. One day she meets a stranger. As she is very chummy, she is quick to make contacts. A funny short story about the unexpected encounters in life; about how many surprises random communication could bring, if one can judge the person properly and … if one speaks other languages on top of one’s native language.
Elena Vladova
Elena Vladova is a Varna-based journalist and translator (French, English). She writes books for children and adults. A certified Montessori teacher, she organizes creative writing and foreign languages teaching workshops for children, alone and in collaboration with visual artists.
