Autofiction in Contemporary Literature in the 21st Century

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60056/CCL.2026.12.9-13

Keywords:

autofiction, novel, Bulgarian literature, 21st century

Abstract

The text serves as an introduction to the thematic core of the current issue of the Colloquia Comparativa Litterarum journal (2026) dedicated to autofiction as a genre and as a literary approach. The first part offers a brief overview of autofiction as a genre, a process, and an approach in Bulgarian fiction over the past thirty years. The most characteristic authors’ names and novel titles have been mentioned. The second part presents the authors featured in the current issue: a total of eight, half of whom are from Bulgaria and the rest from other countries.

Author Biography

  • Milena Kirova, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

    Milena KIROVA (PhD University of Sofia, Doctor Habil.) is Professor of Literature and Biblical Studies at the University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”. She teaches and publishes in the areas of Bulgarian Literature and Gender Studies of the Hebrew Bible. She has authored fifteen books and edited twelve volumes, among which is the first History of Bulgarian Literature Written by Women (Vol. 1, Altera, 2009; Vol. 2, Altera, 2013). Her monographs include Bulgarian Literature of the 21st Century (Colibri, 2023), History of Bulgarian Literature 1878–1918 in 3 volumes (Colibri, 2016–2018), also published in German, Biblical Femininity. Mechanisms of Construction, Politics of Representation (Sofia University Press, 2005). In 2020, Sheffield Phoenix Press published her monograph Performing Masculinity in the Hebrew Bible. For 25 years, Milena Kirova had been writing about newly published books for The Kultura Weekly, a specialised newspaper authoring more than 700 book reviews.

    ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8769-9128

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Published

2026-06-24

Issue

Vol. 12 (2026)

Section

I. Autofiction: From Theory to Practice

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Autofiction in Contemporary Literature in the 21st Century. (2026). Colloquia Comparativa Litterarum, 12, 9-13. https://doi.org/10.60056/CCL.2026.12.9-13