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Paul Kenyon
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Bury, The United Kingdom
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Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa
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2018
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Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania
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2021
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2 editions
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I Am Justice: A Journey Out of Africa
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2009
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Visit to Romania
The Romanian language edition of Children of the Night came out in August, and we launched at the home of the British Ambassador - Andrew Noble - which was a lovely event, on the lawn in the late summer sunshine. His first experience of Romania was earlier than mine; a junior diplomat from '83 to '86. I enjoyed listening to his stories of the challenging times during Ceausescu when Romanians weren
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Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania:
"At first, I was discouraged from starting this book because it opens with the Vlad Țepeș / Dracula cliché — the familiar “Vlad did this, Vlad did that” narrative. My initial reaction was that this would be that kind of foreign author: someone trying "
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"Kiedy myślimy o rumuńskich „potworach”, popkultura natychmiast podsuwa nam obraz Drakuli. Paul Kenyon w swojej reporterskiej publikacji „Dzieci nocy” udowadnia jednak, że prawdziwe upiory, które dręczyły ten kraj, nie potrzebowały kłów ani peleryn. N"
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"de departe cartea care m-a marcat cel mai mult în 2025. o recomand pt o înțelegere amplă și clară a istoriei României. vine cu multe aha-uri dar și cu multe informații șocante (cel puțin așa a fost pt mine). multe dedesubturi, înțelegeri neștiute. mi"
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| This book was twenty-six years in the making. It tells of a country which is uniquely situated between the great ideologies, religions and political blocs of the world. I had always wanted to travel to Romania, seduced by the mixture of fairytales, C ...more | |
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“When he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun.”
― Romeo and Juliet
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun.”
― Romeo and Juliet
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