The life of Alyosha Taikon, the Swedish born son of a coppersmith, a member of the Kalderash clan of Romanies from Hungary. After working as a coppersmith and in the family circus he trained to be a male nurse, a decision which led to his rejection by the Gypsy community.
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The life of Alyosha Taikon, the Swedish born son of a coppersmith, a member of the Kalderash clan of Romanies from Hungary. After working as a coppersmith and in the family circus he trained to be a male nurse, a decision which led to his rejection by the Gypsy community.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 9781902806228.
This book is excellent, from both a linguistic and cultural perspective. First, the stories appear in both English and Swedish Kalderash Romani (very close to Russian Romani with a few Lovari forms). Secondly, the reader will obtain cultural insights into the pre-World War II/post-war Swedish Kalderash Roma (Gypsies).
I myself have spoken Romani since my youth and now know that the dialect I speak is called Eastern Kalderash by linguists. Except for a few words, I can read the Romani in this book without having to look at the English translation.
In the book, Alyosha becomes a nurse, much to the disapproval of his family and other Roma. In Roma society, anything connected with gazhe (non-Roma) is looked upon with diasapproval and in Alyosha's day especially. The book is also written in the form of short stories, so the reader can read it at a more leisurely pace.
