Romulus, My Father (Paperback)

~ Raimond Gaita (Author)

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Product Description

This is the story of how Romulus Gaita fled his native Yugoslavia at the age of 13, and came to Australia with his young wife Christine and their four-year-old son soon after the end of World War II. The book describes the disintegration of post-war Europe and the experience of exile.

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Headline Review (July 8, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 0747273642
• ISBN-13: 978-0747273646
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,109,628 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant sotry of a mans strugle through a hard life, August 21, 2003

A Kid's Review

"Romulus, my Father" is a brilliant story!
This book has encouraged me to read and enjoy books.

Through this book we learn the of the hard time Romulus has gone through in his life, these are real life situations and is a clear perspective on a world that shuns imagrants.

A top read, i highly encourage you to read it!

Review by ~Mad Max~
Aged 15

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A moving biography, January 30, 2005

By	Eileash Anne "Aimee" (Geelong, VIC, Australia) - See all my reviews

Romulus, My Father is about how a kindhearted and truthful man taught his son the meaning of life and its values, what to expect and what to feel. He gave he's son a chance to witness first hand through his life about friendship and the joy of life. The self-respect and self-gratification of being able to work. Romulus teaches his son of passion, infidelity and in the end how to cope with mental illness as a man. Setting a true example by being able to survive the true hardship of living and working in a foreign country.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deeply Moving, December 30, 2007

By	R. Alles (Fort Lauderdale, FL, U S A) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Raimond Gaita tells his father's story with such love for him and the people in their lives. He shows how a child can love the people in his life and find the good in these people in spite of the circumstances and trials that often surrounded them. He showed the strength and kindness of his father as well as that of Hora, his father's friend, and many others in their community. He also shows, without evident bitterness, the illness and weakness with which some were afflicted. This author drew me in so well, in the end, I was moved to tears.