Scenes from a Receding Past Bulgarian Literature Series this novel looks for the

this novel looks for the soul of the 21st century and finds an abyss

James Tierney

Translated by Nick Caistor

regulated lives that they resemble elements in a mathematical equation

Going walkabout: it meant following a personal songline

Scenes from a Receding Past Bulgarian Literature Series this novel looks for theby Aidan Higgins Publication Date: 06 01 2005 ISBN: 9781564783875 Opening with a quote from Richard Brautigan "I've been examining half scraps of my childhood. They are pieces of distant life that have no form or meaning" Scenes from a Receding Past constructs the adolescence and early adulthood of Dan Ruttle out of a variety of scenes and reminiscences about his life in Ireland, his time in a Catholic school, his first sexual experiences, and his