I  am not sure if this book has much of literature qualities. It is more a nostalgic icon, a mass literature, intended for patriotic education. I would recommend "<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extracts-Bulgarian-Uprisings-Zachary-STOYANOFF/dp/B001PASPVU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1267643072&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">The Notes on Bulgarian Uprisings"</a> by Zachary Stoyanov. It is more difficult to read, but is much more realistic and biographical. I know that you mean well, but I feel uneasy if someone judges the Bulgarian literature according to this rather naive and simple book.