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Zoli by Colum McCann

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Sep 02, 10

Read from August 25 to September 02, 2010

Interesting tale about life of Zoli, a Romani girl. The Romanis or Gypsies originated from the plains of Eastern Europe and lived a nomadic life of the land, trading thier wares and taking thier music and poetry with them. Their carefree lifestyle was at odds with the socialist regimes of Eastern Europe and they were persecuted. Zoli was a poet-singer who was persuaded by an English jounalist to record her work for publication. This brought her fame initially, but later she was accused of betraying her community and excommunicated by her clan. Although fictional, this story is based loosely on the life of one such famous Romani and does give on insight into Romani culture.

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