Zahova Sofiya (ed.) History of Romani literature with multimedia on Romani kids’ publications

Paradigma, 2014. — 152 p.: ill. — ISBN 9789543262298.It was only in the 20th century, when Roma, after centuries of oral tradition, have started to write literature and to publish. The Romani literature production has been growing enormously in the decades after 1980s and the Romani literature scene became truly international. Up until now in the countries all over Europe and Americas where Roma live have appeared a number of publications varying from materials to support the education of the Roma to original books by Roma authors with tales, poetry, autobiographies, and short stories. The definition Romani literature in this book refers to the written works published by authors who are Roma by origin and works that target Roma reading audiences. These are books written in many different languages and dialects of the Romani language, published in different countries under various circumstances, but most of them reflecting the cultural roots of the Romani communities and containing elements from the Romani ethnoculture.