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Atanas Radenski

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Atanas Radenski is the author of Dessa's Crossing: A Novel and Other Stories, which draws on his daughter's experience in mountain search and rescue in the Pacific Northwest. His current project is an alternate-history campus novel set between an authoritarian version of the United States and Australia, under the working title United Republics of America, 1989: A Campus Comedy. He is the author of two novels published in Bulgarian.

Born and educated in Bulgaria, Atanas immigrated to the United States in 1990. He left full-time academic work in 2018 to focus on writing and travel, and is a Professor Emeritus at Chapman University in Orange, California. He now writes fiction and short essays, backpacks and day-hikes in the deserts of the Ameri ...more

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	На парти при президента by Atanas Radenski (Goodreads Author), Атанас Раденски (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Спасителката by Atanas Radenski (Goodreads Author), Атанас Раденски (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dessa’s Crossing: A Novel and Other Stories 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Python First: The Joy of Success by Atanas Radenski (Goodreads Author), Атанас Раденски (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Don’t think about age; just live. That’s what young people do.”
― Atanas Radenski, Dessa’s Crossing: A Novel and Other Stories

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“He wished his face looked younger and fresher. His face, however, was like a garment that he could never change, no matter how much he wanted to. With the passing years, the garment grew old and worn. His problem was that the man who was behind it remained young.”
― Atanas Radenski, Dessa’s Crossing: A Novel and Other Stories

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“When a person moves into a house, Cantalupi says, that house settles into his soul.”
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“Don’t think about age; just live. That’s what young people do.”
― Atanas Radenski, Dessa’s Crossing: A Novel and Other Stories

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“When a person moves into a house, Cantalupi says, that house settles into his soul.”
― Atanas Radenski, Dessa’s Crossing: A Novel and Other Stories

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“In my next life I want to live my life backwards. You start out dead and get that out of the way. Then you wake up in an old people's home feeling better every day. You get kicked out for being too healthy, go collect your pension, and then when you start work, you get a gold watch and a party on your first day. You work for 40 years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You party, drink alcohol, and are generally promiscuous, then you are ready for high school. You then go to primary school, you become a kid, you play. You have no responsibilities, you become a baby until you are born. And then you spend your last 9 months floating in luxurious spa-like conditions with central heating and room service on tap, larger quarters every day and then Voila! You finish off as an orgasm!”
― Woody Allen

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“Paradoxically—our fear of death seems to drive us to seek and desire it.”
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