Into American writing, "Romanian Fugue in C Sharp" brings an entirely new sensibility, at once haunting and irreverent, lyric and satirical. The American bombing of the oil refineries at Ploiesti, Romania in 1944 plunges the timeless village of Frasinet into the modern world. As the boots of history tramp through Frasinet, bringing the brutal absurdities of Communism, the villagers and their city friends are forced to adapt and survive. Adalgiza and her fellow prostitutes become a socialist weavers' cooperative; George, a hospitable giant, tries to keep his spectator attitude; two families of...
Into American writing, "Romanian Fugue in C Sharp" brings an entirely new sensibility, at once haunting and irreverent, lyric and satirical. The Ameri...
