Around the World in 22 Books
Transylvania and Beyond
by Dervla Murphy
First published in 1992.
This edition by John Murray
Murphy spent eight months among the people of Transylvania soaking up
their stories and their thoughts on life in modern Romania. Entering the
country by train, she was robbed of her rucksack and all her possessions,
and a week later she was lucky to survive a serious car accident. Undaunted,
she continued to explore the country and wherever she went she found people
both exhilarated and bewildered as they emerged from the gloom of an oppressive
communist regime.
