Bunika
A Gothic Novel
Her story
More than anything,"Bunika" is the tale of Marika.
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It is her saga, her world, her journey to self-discovery. Throughout it she experiences beauty and horror, darkness and illumination, and the intensities of pleasure and agony. But it is not just a physical rite of passage; it is existential and spiritual.
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"Bunika" is a chronicle of binaries and dualities, with a protagonist who discovers their true nature along with us as readers. It invites us to ponder the benefits, detriments and meanings behind vampirism, and what else its attributes may relate to.
"I came here looking for answers. I was not always this way, I was turned only recently. And there are many things about myself that I do not understand. The lore books are little more than that: lore. They are not exhaustive, or as reliable as candid introspection or proven self-discovery."
"I have the strength - and the patience - for disclosure, do I not. Surely whatever is being revealed to me is being done in a way which I would not misinterpret, but rather directly and favourably comprehend."
"I feel that though I can look after myself, that may not extend to others... I work best alone, and always have done."
- Marika ÄŒervená