ISBN (10): 1469938332;
Publisher: CreateSpace; Number of Pages: 344;
Publication Date: March 30, 2012
Editorial Reviews:
"Bazhe explores the full spectrum of his emotions. A revelatory, pained, unyielding ride. Hold on tight."
--Kirkus"Bazhe has led what Leo Tolstoy or George Eliot might have called an epic life."
--Lavender Magazine"Vivid talent for powerhouse story telling. A remarkable, compelling read."
--White Crane Journal"Very well written, fast-paced, occasionally shocking. One of the worthier books I've read."
--The Star Democrat"Powerful read and certainly not one that one will forget in a hurry."
--The Independent
From the Author
DAMAGES is a memoir about one man's fight to overcome
the psychological wounds created by his peculiar upbringing as he struggled to find his true identity and freedom. The story begins with
the death of his abusive father, a Communist official. His mother is
diagnosed with cancer, and he immediately returns to Macedonia to take
care of her.
Meanwhile, his more than thirty-year search for
his biological mother ends, and he tells her his life story, starting with his lonely childhood and adolescence. After finding his "new mother"
to be very understanding, he reveals his first gay experience in the
army,his desire for self-realization that caused scandals in the College
of National Security, his escape to Turkey where he transformed into
a stunning "girl" after meeting a handsome wealthy man, and his return to Yugoslavia where he wandered in the underground world of a country
that was falling apart.
War is coming. And as Christian
nationalism and Islamic fundamentalism rose, he experienced them
directly, almost losing his life. But he eventually succeeded in
immigrating to America.Although he finds his biological mother, he
ultimately discovers that it is his adoptive mother's devotion that is
irreplaceable.
From the Inside Flap
"Very well written, fast-paced, occasionally shocking. Damages is one of
the worthier books I've read recently."
--The Star Democrat"Much more than a mere memoir. One man's experiences with all its complexities
... it is art, in a way, and it is life."
--Out in America"Bazhe's life story is uniquely his own, but... it is a story that we can all
relate to... a good book worth reading."
--The Weekly News
From the Back Cover
"Powerful read and certainly not one that one will forget in a hurry."
--The Independent "Such multifaceted talent ought to be applauded."
--Lambda Book Report"Bazhe is a skilled narrator, and Damages never dips into being a dull read."
--Instinct Magazine
About the Author
B. K. BAZHE is a writer, poet, artist, traveler, and videographer.
He is the author of Damages (creative nonfiction)
-- Winner in the Writers Digest Awards,
and Identities (poetry).
He has published in the USA, and Europe: Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia, and Bulgaria.
His videos are published on YouTube, and many other sites across the Internet.
In America, his prose and poems have appeared in: Poetic Voices Magazine,
Winter's Gems Anthology, Bay Windows, Opus Literary Review, River Run,
and Reader. His art has been exhibited in Europe, and in the USA in: New Jersey,
Ohio, Massachusetts, and New York City.
More info at: BK Bazhe Website: