Cleanness Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2000) there is nothing left inside

there is nothing left inside but Kero-chan

An ugly duckling as a child

all levels of military have used the teachings of Sun Tzu

pulse-pounding

Lao Tzu's spirituality describes the cosmos as a harmonious and generative organism

Cleanness Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2000) there is nothing left insideSofia, Bulgaria, a landlocked city in southern Europe, stirs with hope and impending upheaval. Soviet buildings crumble, wind scatters sand from the far south, and political protesters flood the streets with song. In this atmosphere of disquiet, an American teacher navigates a life transformed by the discovery and loss of love. As he prepares to leave the place hes come to call home, he grapples with the intimate encounters that have marked his years