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Pretending to Sleep: A Communism Survivor's Short Story
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ISBN13: 9798610909844
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 7 2020
Pages: 54
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 7 2020
Pages: 54
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
I cannot overly recommend this 40-odd page jewel. It's a painful piece, but that's its strength, really. And it is also a story which literally cannot be told too strongly or too often. --David Weber, Bestselling Author of the Honor Harrington novelsBased on actual events, this short story provides a quick glimpse into life under Ceaucescu's brutal communist regime. Like so many Romanians, ten-year-old Renata lives in fear of Securitate (Ceaucescu's secret police). They don't always take you in the middle of the night. In a world where the living envy the dead, not all examples are made in the shadows. Some are made in the light of day.
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