White Ravens’98/Romania/65300
Irimescu, Diana
Ospatul lupilor
(The wolves’ banquet)
Ploiesti: Ed. Prahova, 1996. 150pp
ISBN 973-95720-7-3
Romania - Family - Everyday life - Superstition 
With her special power of observation and empathy, the author carries the
reader into the intimate world of a Romanian family. The stories in the first
section depict the family’s relationship to the animals they are raising. While
they have a special place in the family and are given loving care, especially
by the children, the adults see them rather as a part of the food chain. In
the second part of the book, the stories show the influence 
and constant presence of superstition among the Romanian people -
especially with regard to death, presentiment of death, and fighting illness
with supernatural powers. These twenty easy-to-read stories are filled with
a sense of atmosphere and authenticity. (10+) 

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