Honestly, "Under the Yoke" is incredibly uninteresting book. The fist Bulgarian novel - this makes it quite obvious that the book is just... not good. Most of the (older) Bulgarians like it 'cause they've never read another book, hehe... it's just an obligatory at school for 6th grade.

So, in my humble opinion, don't waste your time by reading this boring wannabe novel and maybe get a history book about the heroic Bulgarian battles in the past.

But if you want a novel, I can't help ya. For me 95% of the Bulgarian literature is weak, pointless and boring. And the only good stuff makes no sense in English.

And I say that as a reading Bulgarian.

Good luck!