Out of Romania - Softcover

Dan Antal; Antal

4.05

19 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571172210 ISBN 13: 9780571172214

Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1995

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'Antal's mixture of righteous indignation and self-deprecating wit brings his predicament to life without making light of its darker side . . . [This is] a book written from a firmly anti-government point of view and interspersed with details, some sentimental and some hilarious, of his life from an untamed childhood in a remote Transylvanian village to the moment in December 1989 when he found himself storming the Romanian television building in his dressing-gown. Antal's lively style and attention to wacky detail transform Out of Romania into a unique and valuable, not to mention hugely entertaining, slice of social history.' Irish Times

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Despite the uneven writing, this autobiographical account of life under Romania's totalitarian regime is gripping. Born in 1954, the author had a carefree rural childhood until 1965, when Nicolae Ceausescu was elected general secretary of the Communist party. Under his repressive rule, no dissent was permitted, and Antal's teenage rebelliousness, which included growing his hair long and listening to Beatles music, caught the attention of the security police (Securitate). His mail was intercepted and he was frequently questioned and harassed by official interrogators. Antal details the horrific abuses and lack of freedom ordinary Romanians endured daily. Antal was fired from his job as an English teacher when he attempted to apply for a passport. His activities endangered his parents, and he was about to flee illegally when Ceausescu was overthrown in 1989. Although he was hopeful of the new government at first, abuses mounted and Antal emigrated to England, where he now lives.

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