'History follows a trail of sputtering desire, often calling upon the delusions of lovers to generate the sparks. If it weren't for us, the world would suffer from a dismal lack of stories.' In this brutally candid memoir, writer, translator and journalist Bruce Benderson recounts his unrequited love for an impoverished Romanian whom he meets while on a journalism assignment in Eastern Europe. Rather than retreat, Benderson absorbs everything he can about Romania, its culture and its history and discovers a mirror in it for his own turmoil: the wild affairs of its last king, Carol II. Free of bitterness, nastiness, or any desire to protect himself, he is sustained throughout by little white codeine pills, a poetic self-awareness, a sense of humor, and an unwavering belief in the perfect romance, even as wild dogs chase him down Romanian streets.
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Title
Romanian.
International Standard Book Number
1905005180
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Benderson, Bruce-- Relations with men.
Benderson, Bruce-- Travel-- Romania.
Benderson, Bruce.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Gay men-- Travel-- Romania.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Social Scientists & Psychologists.