{"product_id":"bury-me-standing-the-gypsies-and-their-journey-paperback","title":"Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsabel Fonseca\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful work of personal reportage, this volume is also a vibrant portrait of a mysterious people and an essential document of a disappearing culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fabled, feared, romanticized, and reviled, the Gypsies--or Roma--are among the least understood people on earth. Their culture remains largely obscure, but in Isabel Fonseca they have found an eloquent witness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBury Me Standing\u003c\/i\u003e, alongside unforgettable portraits of individuals--the poet, the politician, the child prostitute--Fonseca offers sharp insights into the humor, language, wisdom, and taboos of the Roma. She traces their exodus out of India 1,000 years ago and their astonishing history of persecution: enslaved by the princes of medieval Romania; massacred by the Nazis; forcibly assimilated by the communist regimes; evicted from their settlements in Eastern Europe, and most recently, in Western Europe as well. Whether as handy scapegoats or figments of the romantic imagination, the Gypsies have always been with us--but never before have they been brought so vividly to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Includes fifty black and white photos.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsabel Fonseca grew up on New York City. She went to Barnard College and Oxford University before settling in London, where she worked as an editor at the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Since its appearance in 1995, the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eBury Me Standing \u003c\/i\u003ehas\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebeen published in twenty-two countries. Fonseca is also the author of a novel, \u003ci\u003eAttachment\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, Martin Amis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756920340768,"sku":"9780679737438","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4b166419383db074792dfd00b3e45722.webp?v=1780089212","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bury-me-standing-the-gypsies-and-their-journey-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}