Historical fiction books from Romania
Recommended historical fiction books (21)
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If you are into historical fiction here are some historical fiction books from Romania for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta by Aglaja Veteranyi EN
Description:
A nomadic family of circus performers, refugees from Romania, travels through Europe and Africa by caravan. The mother's death-defying act causes constant anxiety for her two daughters, who voice their fears through a grisly communal fairy tale about a child being cooked alive in polenta--but their real life is no less of a dark fable, and one that seems just as unlikely to have a happy ending. An actor and performance artist as well as a poet and novelist, Veteranyi was acclaimed for her seemingly "artless" narrative voice, in which pain and hilarity always vie for the upper hand--a voice at ... continue