Paths and Shores. Meeting with Angelina Bakalova. The Feeling of Immortality

Paths and Shores
Literary meeting with Angelina Bakalova
The Supersystem of Life and the Feeling of Immortality

Why is it so difficult for a person who knows perfectly well that their body is mortal to imagine their own non-existence? Where does the inner feeling come from that our life is part of something greater, which is not exhausted by the boundaries of individual existence?

We usually talk about immortality as a religious idea, a fantastic dream, or a possibility of future science. But what if instead of seeking evidence of immortality, we try to understand the very human feeling of it?

On November 27, we will talk with the writer Angelina Bakalova, author of the novel "The Road to the Other Shore," about the supersystem of life, the connections between the individual and the larger world, and the possibilities of literature to explore these relationships.

Why do the images of the path, the river, and the other shore appear so often in literary works? How does our perception of our own existence change when we stop viewing it as an isolated event? And can literature, which allows us to experience other lives, transcend temporal boundaries, and preserve stories centuries after their authors, offer us a different perspective on mortality?

We will not seek definitive answers or argue about which belief is correct. We will explore philosophical questions, human experience, and the ability of literature to express that which is difficult to fit into our usual notions of life and time.

Come and talk about the paths we choose, the shores we do not see, and the strange human confidence that life is more than the time we can measure.

November 27, 2026, Friday · 18:00
Community Center "Iskra-1924"
103 Captain Raycho Nikolov St., Varna

The event is part of the European Authors Day 2026 – Varna, under the motto "Friendship and Togetherness."