After his dream of a zoo in the Bulgarian province has come true - thanks to friendship with socialist-dictatorial fraternal states in Africa - his animals become the victims of hungry neighbours in post-communism. A biting parable on the emotional state of a victim of the turn to free-market policies.

A Good European #01: A Game for a Zoo

At the latest since the Enlightenment in Europe, the concept of freedom has been of enormous importance to European identity. But the promise that this term held for a long time has apparently lost its charisma. How shall we deal with this state of affairs? How shall we reconcile awareness of tradition and self-determination? How can permeable borders be reconciled with secure coexistence? Is peace freedom enough when one has emerged from war? Is capitalism freedom if one has previously undergone socialism? Eight European authors endeavour to provide narrative answers to these questions.

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A Good European #01: A Game for a Zoo

A Good European #01: A Game for a Zoo