It is true, that when I arrived at the prison sorting centre, at Ghencea, I was made to scrub the floors, something I had never done in my life, which prompted my self-analysis: ‘what was the point to have been presented to the King of England, when I could not even scrub the floors?’
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Dictionary of Romanian Quotations – Letter “N”
November 12th, 2016 · Comments Off on Dictionary of Romanian Quotations – Letter “N” · Books, Communist Prisons, Diaspora, Education, Famous People, History, International Media, PEOPLE, POLITICAL DETENTION / DISSENT, quotations, Translations
Tags:"Centre for Romanian Studies - London"·"Communist prisons"·"Constantin BRANCUSI"·"Constantin Roman"·"Emil Cioran·"Eugene IONESCO"·"Ion Gavrila Ogoranu"·"Paul CELAN"·A woman's goulag·Altruism·Ana Novac·Anița Nandriș Cudla·Arctic·Aretia Tàtàrescu·Auschwitz·Bucovina·editor·Grigore Nandriș·Ireland·London·Mabel Farley Nandris·nationality·Oltenia·PM Gheorghe Tàtàrescu·Rhinoceros·Russia·Sanda Tàtàrescu-Negroponte·Siberia·Tg. Jiu·they do not bend”·Viorel Gheorghita·“Firtrees break up·“Précis de décomposition”
Anita Nandris-Cudla (1904–1984)
February 19th, 2003 · Comments Off on Anita Nandris-Cudla (1904–1984) · Books, PEOPLE, Reviews
[b]Bucovina 1920’s Match-making:[/b] “So it was decided that I should marry the young man from our village. My father was was not all satisfied. When the engagement was announced, the bridegroom sent, as was the custom, two men called match-makers. When the marriage was decided, the parents of the bride put out some wine and […]
