Böcker av Diane Tong

Stretching back many centuries to its origins in India, the Gypsy oral tradition has accumulated a vast, diverse treasury of folktales. The eighty tales in this volume are gathered from thirty-one different countries. Each tale has a headnote elucidating the tale's background. Index; photographs.

This study sets out to tell stories of the persistence of the Roma in the face of savage atrocities and appalling living conditions, without patronising the Gypsies and their culture. Recurrent themes include: the historical oppression of the Gypsies; and the nature of Gypsy cultures.