ROOM SERVICE: REPORTS FROM EASTERN EUROPE [SIGNED]

Schwartz, Richard; Rugg, Linda Haverty [Translator]

ISBN 10: 1565844181 / ISBN 13: 9781565844186

Published by The New Press, New York, 1998

Octavo, 256 pages; VG/VG; black spine with white lettering; dust jacket protected by a mylar cover; price uncut "$21.95"; minimal shelf wear, pages clean; signed, and dated by Richard Schwartz on the ffep; shelved in Travel. 1339993. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Seller Inventory # 1339993

Synopsis:

Room Service offers richly detailed images of the people and places of Richard Swartz's adopted slice of Europe, and thoughtful reflection on his status as a privileged outsider.

We meet Serbian poets and priests in the service of war, the bewitching wife of a Romanian bigot, a Czech factory manager turned hotel porter in the wake of 1968, Ceauçescu's masseuse, the king of all the gypsies, a cantor who is the last survivor of a Jewish community, and many others―famous, infamous, and anonymous―who take their places in a fascinating, moving, and sometimes cuttingly funny history of a region at the brink of enormous change. Now translated into almost every European language, Room Serviceblends travel writing, reflection, and reportage to paint a rich literary portrait of Eastern Europe in transition.

About the Author:

Richard Swartz was the Eastern Europe correspondent for the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. Room Service is his first literary publication. He lives in Austria.

Bibliographic Details

Title: ROOM SERVICE: REPORTS FROM EASTERN EUROPE [...
Publisher: The New Press, New York
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First US Edition, First Printing.