Hole in the Flag, The: A Romanian’s Story of Return and Revolution

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The Hole in the Flag is Andrei Codrescu's personal account of the fall of a tyrannical regime, and the exhilaration of a country reborn. He shares the triumph of the workers and citizens on the festive New Year's streets, and reunites with old friends and colleagues that he left behind. With the keen eye of a reporter, Codrescu reveals the hideous secrets of the Ceauşescu nightmare that lasted forty-five years. Yet the reality of what Romania has in store once the parades have ended is described from the heart of a poet. The combination of sensibilities creates a startlingly truthful perspective—a personal portrayal of political history.

From the Orient Express to his childhood haunts in Bucharest and Sibiu, we follow Codrescu as he chronicles the insurrection—from the battlefield villages where the revolution was supposedly fought to the television studio where the revolution was won, and then stolen. Codrescu uncovers the chilling realities behind the "democratic" transformation of this history-haunted corner of Europe, a cynical deception that has largely misled hearts and minds around the world.

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