Mitko
Garth Greenwell's Mitko (2011) is a gay fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in Bulgaria. Readers will find themes of americans, gay men, Psychological and Amerikanisches Englisch.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 27 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions across 4 languages.
It runs to roughly 208 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Mitko
"A haunting novel of erotic obsession by a major new talent On an unseasonably warm autumn day, an American teacher walks down a stairwell beneath Sofia's National Palace of Culture, looking for sex. Among the stalls of a public bathroom he encounters Mitko, a charismatic young hustler. He returns to Mitko again and again over the next few months, and their trysts grow increasingly intimate and unnerving as the enigma of this young man becomes inseparable from that of his homeland, a country with a difficult past and an uncertain future. What Belongs to You is a stunning debut about an American expat struggling with his own complicated inheritance while navigating a foreign culture. Lyrical and intense, it tells the story of a man caught between longing and resentment, unable to separate desire from danger, and faced with the impossibility of understanding those he most longs to know"--
Awards & lists
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2012 — Gay Debut Fiction (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote Mitko?
Mitko was written by Garth Greenwell and first published in 2011.
What genre is Mitko?
It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.
How long is Mitko?
The median edition has 208 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Mitko?
Readers who like it often enjoy A Little Life, Find Me and Close Range.
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