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Gypsies
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by Jan Yoors
Sales Rank: 42934
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Cover Type: Paperback
Published by: Waveland Press September 1987
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0881333050
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0881333053
Book Dimensions:
8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 11.2 ounces
Book Description
At the age of twelve, Jan Yoors ran away from his privileged, cultured Belgian family and home to join a wandering band, a kumpania, of Gypsies. For ten years, he lived as one of them, traveled with them from country to country, shared both their pleasures and their hardships--and came to know them as no one, no outsider, ever has. Here, in this firsthand and highly personal account of an extraordinary people, Yoors tells the real story of the Gypsies' fascinating customs and their neverending struggle to survive as free nomads in a hostile world.
Publisher Description
In a rare publishing event, Jan Yoors' The Gypsies became an instant classic upon its original publication. Waveland Press is proud to make this extraordinary work available again. The reprint includes a stunning section of photographs taken by the author during his travels with European Gypsies. Consider these titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Gmelch, The Irish Tinkers: The Urbanization of an Itinerant People, Second Edition; Gmelch, Nan: The Life of an Irish Travelling Woman; and Sutherland, Gypsies: The Hidden Americans.
Reader Reviews
Jan Yoors ran away at a young age from his phenomenally understanding Belgian parents and lived on and off with a Lowara gypsy kumpana for many years. Always split between the worlds of the Gajo (European) and Rom (Gypsy) he nevertheless became one of them though never totally abandoning his European heritage. His writing is nothing short of miraculous; lyrical, clear and touching. Jan Yoors also wrote a follow up book (Crossings) about his years in the Resistance during WWII. Both books are truly wonderful. If you read any book about the Romany people, this should be the one.
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