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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rare and cordial entry into the lives of Spanish Gypsies.,
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This review is from: Proud Outcasts: The Gypsies of Spain (Paperback)
Gypsies have lived in Spain for over 500 years. Though having long ago abandoned their nomadic lifestyles, they continue top hold themselves apart from mainstream Spanish culture. Merrill McLane, attracted to Gypsy culture since boyhood, lived with Gypsies and their neighbors in southern Spain for ten years. It took McLane months of patient probing, study and personal contact before he was accepted into the Gypsy "city of caves" and welcomed into a Gypsy family. He relates his experiences in Proud Outcasts."Merrill McLane has written a scholarly adventure story, a book delicious to read, earthy, and true," writes Bart McDowell, Senior Assistant Editor, National Geographic. "His is an amazing voyage of discovery -- penetrating the life and secrets of Spanish Gypsies in the caves of Guadix. We read about bootblacks, scorpion hunters, horse traders and flamenco dancers -- we share their knife-fights, their sexual taboos, their home life and recipes. McLane's book ranks with the best of Gypsy literature..."
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book about rare culture,
By Donna Giavon (Colorado (pooing on Focus on Family building)) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Proud Outcasts: The Gypsies of Spain (Paperback)
Describes the Romanies without adding many stereotypes, or assumptions. The author wanted to experience the Romanies on his own personal experiences, and settled in a small Spanish town where they lived in caves.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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An unique experence...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Proud Outcasts: The Gypsies of Spain (Paperback)
Reading "Proud Outcasts" feels like talking to an old friend. It is personal, revealing and easy to read. McLane was provided with the unique experence of becoming an intergal part of the life of a gitano family. A closness to the charactors is developed and the reader is pulled into a contemporary story of a tradition bound peoples. "Proud Oucasts" is definatly worth the time of any reader interested in personal aspects of Romany life or in a little discussed but important aspect of Spainish culture
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