Ganka Mihailova. Are the Masked Personages in Bulgarian National Tradition Really Masked. Sofia, 2002, 327 p

In the autumn of 2002, the monograph of Senior Research Associate Ganka Mihailova, PhD, entitled “Are the Masked Personages in Bulgarian Folk Tradition Really Masked”, appeared on the book market in Bulgaria under the editorship of Professor Ivan Marazov, PhD. Although for the time being it is just “Part One” of a fairly extensively planned monographic study of the author, as it becomes clear from the very short introductory words to the book, the title itself – a real provocation to the readers, who are more allured by the subject matter – persistently directs and stirs them to expect an original and promising narration to read...