Burying the Typewriter
07 June 2012
Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
At 2 a.m. on 10 March 1983, Carmen Bugan’s father left the family home, alone. That afternoon, Carmen returned from school to find secret police in her living room. Her father’s protest against the regime had changed her life for ever. This is her story.
Details
07 June 2012
272 pages
9781447212980
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
‘Startling warmth’ Telegraph
‘Touched with grace’ Independent
‘A modern classic’ Sunday Times
‘Imagine a Romanian Stasiland written by a poet . . . A song of childhood that actually seems to be warm-blooded in your hands’ William Fiennes