Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey by Fonseca, Isabel - 1996

New York: Vintage Departures - A Division of Random House, Inc., 1996. 322 Pages Indexed. on front endpaper is filled in with owner's name. Front and back covers show some minor wear at corners and edges. There are some notes and underlining on a very few pages. Maybe a couple of dozen? The remaining pages are flawless. 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. A masterful work of personal reportage, this volume is also a vibrant portrait of a mysterious people and an essential document of a disappearing culture. Contents in 20 Stories: Out of the Mouth of Papusza A Cautionary Tale, The Dukas of Albania, Kinostudio, Everybody Sees Only His Own Dish, Women's Work, Learning to Speak, Into Town, The Zoo, To Mbrostar, Hindupen, Antoinette Emilia and Elena, The Least Obedient People in The World, Emilian of Bolintin Deal, A Social Problem, Slavery, No Place to Go. The Other Side, Zigeuner Chips, The Devouring, and The Temptation to Exist. Plus Select and Annotated Bibliography.. First Vintage Departures Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/4" x 8".