The Stranger

1962 Hard Cover. Publisher: Meridians, Bucharest. 671 pgs. Illustrations by P. Nazarie. Translated from Rumanian by Lazar Marinescu. No marks, clean pgs, Binding tight. Green Boards with title on front and spine. Corners lightly bumped. Light tanning. Two pages with mild dog-ear. Dj very poor with chips, creases, tape on spine, tears. In mylar. Setting is short period from spring to autumn in 1944. Seen throught the eyes of an youth, Andrei Sabin. The author describes Andrei Sabin's visits to his country relatives-people strongly attached to their land and country traditions-his contact with the upper classes of Transylvanian towns and his experiences on roads crammed with rufugees fleeing before the approaching battle-front. The destiny of Andrei Sabin follows a winding path influenced by the conflicts and decisive reversals that took place in Rumania in 1944.