For these are a people “without a written tradition,” or “a sense of historical past” they are “a book without an author.” They are without a national identity or a homeland, nor do they appear to desire either.
Visiting dozens of Roma (Gypsy) communities in the former Eastern bloc, Fonseca is amazed by their ability to survive. Isabel Fonseca’s Bury Me Standing is the result of a four-year study of the Gypsies of Eastern Europe. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.New York: Vintage Departures. In this fascinating and timely study, Fonseca focuses particularly on the gypsies in Eastern Europe (an estimated 6 million), and their future as a distinct race within a nationalist Europe. While researching the book, Fonseca learned Romany and stayed with the gypsies, becoming deeply involved with their lives and befriending several gypsy kings. Her book is a blend of the scholarly - their origins, folklore, customs, dietary laws, myths, taboos - and the personal. In this study, the author focuses particularly on the gypsies of Eastern Europe (an estimated six million) and their future as a distinct race within a nationalist Europe. The have been persecuted throughout the ages, including recently in German concentration camps and by nationalist mobs in Romania. But because they resist assimilation, having survived as a distinct people for over 1000 years, they have also been the victims of other people's nationalism and xenophobia.
Gypsies have always intrigued and fascinated - partly due to their their mysterious origins and partly due to the romance of nomadism.
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