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From childhood Dervla Murphy harboured a secret desire to visit Rumania. Two weeks after the fall of Ceausescu her dream was realized. This is the story of her voyage.
The intrepid explorer's journey to Romania.
"I'd grown up in the land of TRANSYLVANIA, homeland to Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, and, worse, the Communist dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu--who turned Romania into a land of gray-clad zombies who never dared to show their individuality, and where neighbors became informants, and the Securitate made people disappear," writes the author. "Daylight empowered the regime to encircle us like starved wolves, and so night had always been the time to steal a bit of freedom. As if bred into our Transylvanian blood, we were like vampires who came to life after sundown. I buried the family jewels and left my outpost to join the action . . . tonight Ceausescu would die!"Known for using stand-ins to pose for him, Aura doubts if it was even Ceausescu himself who was killed that night. Nevertheless, when her countrymen topple one of the most draconian regimes in the Soviet bloc, Aura Imbarus tells herself that life post-revolution will be different. But little in the country changes. With two pieces of luggage and a powerful dream, Aura and her new husband flee to America. Through sacrifice and hard work, the couple acquire the "American Dream"--but discover that straddling two cultures is much more complicated than they expect.
A vanishing world captured in wonderful photographs by one of Romania's best-loved photographers.
An inspiring read from beginning to the end. A young boy who lives in a communist village dares to dream beyond the horizons of a limited world to a world with limitless opportunities. This book chronicles the fight that hungry citizens pursue for the God-given right of freedom and the struggles most immigrants face in their transition to the New World. It is a glimpse into what made America great and what continues to make it the greatest nation in the world; the opportunity to become anything you want. SAMUEL BISTRIAN was born in Romania. A graduate of Dallas Baptist University, he is the founder of the Light House Cultural Center in Dallas, Texas. He travels extensively around the world and is involved in various humanitarian and missions projects. He and his wife Alejandra currently reside in Dallas with their two daughters, Ilona and Emma.
In most countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, the fall of communism meant individuals could acquire land. Based on fieldwork between 1990 and 2001, the author explores the importance of land and land ownership in one Transylvanian community.