Bogdan Tiganov

Broschiertes Buch

The Wooden Tongue Speaks: Romanians: Contradictions & Realities

Beschreibung

This collection of short stories and poetry set in post-Ceau escu and post-cold war Romania takes readers on a journey through the author's home town of Br ila in the east of the country.Exiled Romanian author Bogdan Tiganov explores social, religious and political issues with insightful frankness, through an array of colourful characters and narratives focusing on this newly, supposedly liberated world.Tiganov's stories offer an honest and rounded view of immigration like never heard before: the opportunities and the pitfalls, the reasons for and against mass migration, the pains suffered, the euphoric hope and optimism, the naivety and the greed.This revised edition features brand new short stories and a new introduction from the author. Candid and exposing, this warts-and-all look at Romanian life with its dark undercurrent of wit cuts to the very heart of the country's culture.

Autor

Bogdan Tiganov was born in Braila, Romania, 1981. There he attended the Nicolai Balcescu School of Music at the age of seven, learning to play piano as well as composing. At the age of 11 he was exiled with his family to London, UK, where he wrote and illustrated his first book at the age of just 14. His writing credits include short stories and poems that have appeared in magazines and periodicals worldwide, such as Exiled Ink!, Parmentier, Planet, Delivered, Krax and Bright Journals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Honest Publishing
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 152mm x 229mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9780956665805
• ISBN-10: 0956665802
• Artikelnr.: 32958898