AndTheDonkey.com is most concerned with the character of the gypsy, the bohemian, the wanderer. But for a contemporary portrait of the Romani - the group most oftenlabeled as 'Gypsies,' this tome - in which Isabel Fonseca describes the four years she spent with Gypsies from Albania to Poland, listening to their stories, deciphering their taboos, and befriending their matriarchs, activists, and child prostitutes - can't be beat. That being said, don't go to this book for any lyrical generalizations: Bury Me Standing draws its strength from its detailed, specific portraits of diverse Romani individuals. And while Fonseca's writing is articulate, the contextual material (mainly involving the political upheavals in Eastern Europe during the latter 20th century) makes for a dense read.(Click on the cover image to buy this book from an independent bookseller.)
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