"My story began in 1938 in Shanghai, China, as far as my memory can reach."

Born in Shanghai in 1931, Victor Vishnevsky is a Russian Lovara Rom by culture, an Iranian by citizenship, and a resident of Brazil. In Memories of a Gypsy he takes us from his childhood in Shanghai, through his family’s flight from China in 1949, through Burma, India, and Iran, and on to his emigration to Brazil and later world travels. Along the way he presents his views on his and other Gypsy cultures, and offers his opinions on history and world affairs. Addressed directly to the reader, Vishnevsky’s account is like a letter written to a friend.

Memories of a Gypsy was originally written in English. It was published in Portuguese translation in 1999 by Duna Dueto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

This edition was prepared directly from the original English-language manuscript.

157 pages, photographs                          $20.00

ISBN 0-9787728-0-6; ISBN-13 978-0-9787728-0-2

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