Romania: An Illustrated History (Illustrated Histories)

I haven't read the entire book yet, actually I'm still pretty early in, but I bought this for research as I'm writing a story that relies heavily on Romanian history and culture, and I've already learned so much vital information. Writers, this is the one you want.

My grandparents were immigrants from Iasi, Romania and I read this book in an attempt to learn more about my cultural background. I was not disappointed! This book provides a full history (although the changes politically occur so frequently they become difficult to follow) with focus on the key figures in politics, as well as in literature. The stories of different regions of Romania - Moldavia, Transylvania, Wallachia etc. - are covered. This book is a very readable and very comprehensive introduction to Romanian history.

Nicolae Klepper's "Romania: An Illustrated History" is a great history book for anyone interested in the country.It's well-written, entertaining, engaging and filled with anecdotes and stories that have historical credibility.This history book is also a page-turner. Readers will learn a lot about Romania, a country about which very little is knownin the West, outside of its Dracula mythology which is so popular nowadays.

Good book.

This book falls short of being "an illustrated history". It has far too few pictures, maps etc. to achieve that claim. The books treats only few selected subjects extensively however most of the other topics are presented rather briefly. I believe it would have been better to keep everything brief and maybe make this book part of the for Dummies collection something like "Romania for Dummies".

This was a gift and it was appreciated.

I loved the flow of the book. Very easy to read and follow. The book was full of detail and writen in a way to hold your interest. A must read for anyone interested in Romania and the Balkans

It was a very accurate history of my country. It rook me back many years remembering evetyrhing. I left Romania in 1960 and I never return to visit. This book remind me of everything that I left behind.

Although the narrative appears, at first, to be somewhat random it soon becomes apparent that the the history of the region is so complex that several volumes would be necessary to even begin to fully explore this topic. This book is an excellent starting point for exploring this fascinating country (or various principalities) well worth reading, it puts this area of eastern Europe into a context that, even now, may not have finished evolving.

Arrived promptly and well packed.We are due to visit Romania later in year and this book seems to give a good introduction to the country.Met expectations

I found this book helpful in trying to understand Rumania.

Good preparation for my visit!

All good