books by Jan Yoors

books by Jan Yoors

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Jan Yoors

Jan Yoors

Waveland Press, 1987

A good introduction to Romani culture
Jan Yoors book on his experience living with the Romani is a vivid and beautiful portrayal of a people group that has been overlooked or stereotyped for the last several hundred years. This book helped fuel a desire in me to learn the truth of "Gypsie" culture beyond ...

The Heroic Present: LIFE AMONG THE GYPSIES
Jan Yoors

Monacelli, 2004

As a boy of twelve, Jan Yoors fulfilled many an adventurous youth's fantasy when he left his comfortable Belgian home to live and travel with a tribe, or kumpania, of Gypsies. Adopted into the extended family of Pulika, Yoors passed his days with the patriarch's sons and nephews, learning the traditions and participating in the rituals of the ...

Gypsies P

Jan yoors

Touchstone, 1969

An insider's view
A fascinating look from an insider's viewpoint of the gypsy culture prior to WWII. Jan Yoors, a twelve year old Flemish boy, ran away from home to join the gypsies. The story he tells reveals a culture that is both very different and yet very traditional at the same ...

Crossing

Jan Yoors

Simon and Schuster, 1971

A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE HORRORS OF WWII
This book picks up where Jan Yoors' THE GYPSIES left off. I would strongly recommend reading that book first to get proper insight into the traditional life of the European Rom. While CROSSING was equally good in its own right, the two could not be more different. THE ...