What to do with 30,000 gouged-out eyes? Writer David Toscana takes on the story of Basil II’s punishment of the Bulgarians 
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What to do with 30,000 gouged-out eyes? Writer David Toscana takes on the story of Basil II’s punishment of the Bulgarians 

May 2, 2026
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The author, who began his working life as an engineer in Mexican maquiladoras, has won a prestigious literary award with a fictionalized account of a historical event that intertwines fantasy and dark humor

What to do with 30,000 gouged-out eyes? Writer David Toscana takes on the story of Basil II’s punishment of the Bulgarians 
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