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Gypsy Boy

English · Paperback / Softback

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Zusatztext 'Mikey Walsh provides an unsentimental and compelling look at the louche and brutal culture of Romany Gypsies in the U.K. ... Walsh analyzes the grotesqueries of Gypsy life in painful detail--garish trailers! stifling family ties! crime and crudeness! and the constricted options for women who are considered old maids at 21. Yet despite his gruesome experiences! he also praises the fierce loyalty and cultural continuity that have allowed Gypsies to maintain their dignity in the face of hatred for centuries.' Informationen zum Autor Mikey Walsh was one of the first Romany Gypsies ever to write a book. He grew up living in a caravan on sites across the UK, and had hardly any schooling. He taught himself to read and write, and his first book Gypsy Boy published in 2008 and became a Number 1 Bestseller. It sold all over the world and a film adaptation is in the works as a joint production between BBC Films and Bowery & Bond. Mikey's second book, Gypsy Boy on the Run follows Mikey as he leaves the Gypsy camp, and takes his first steps in to the real - Gorgia - world, to find a place to belong. Mikey has had overwhelming support from all over the world since the publication of Gypsy Boy , including Stephen Fry who tweeted, 'It was a revelation. Moving, terrifying, funny and brilliant. I shall never forget it - an amazing achievement'. Attitude magazine called it 'the best memoir since Running with Scissors ' and even Dermot O'Leary and Dannii Minogue have reviewed it. Klappentext The first memoir written by someone inside the notoriously secretive culture of the Romany Gypsies. Growing up surrounded by eccentric characters, the vibrant gypsy culture was blighted by violence and grief. Gypsy Boy is the first commercial memoir written by someone on the inside of the notoriously secretive culture of the Romany Gypsies. Zusammenfassung Gypsy Boy is the first commercial memoir written by someone on the inside of the notoriously secretive culture of the Romany Gypsies....

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Authors Mikey Walsh
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.01.2010
 
EAN 9780340977989
ISBN 978-0-340-97798-9
Dimensions 132 mm x 22 mm x 197 mm
Weight 228 g
Subjects Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies

Kindheit : Berichte, Erinnerungen, Zigeuner : Berichte, Erinnerungen

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