Books published by Magoria Books

This book gives a fictional glimpse into the lives of those providing support on the Frontlines and the individuals receiving that support. It provides insight into the sacrifices made by these workers, their connections to the downtrodden through the inherent human spirit, and shines a light on the successes and triumphs amidst societal conflicts.

Compiled by a native Romani speaker, this reference covers and differentiates European and North American Kalderash terms and Romani grammar. Prefaced by a grammatical primer, containing more than 12,000 lexical items, and filled with countless real-world examples of idiomatic usage, the text is an indispensable resource for anyone looking to learn or work with Kalderash Romani.

As Ian Hancock notes in the introduction, this dictionary has been years in the making, and its early drafts have been in circulation among a select few for at least three decades. It should come as no surprise then that this Kalderash dictionary, by Learn Romani author Ronald Lee, is fundamentally different from many previously published Romani dictionaries: Firstly, it is compiled by a native Romani speaker; secondly, it covers and, where appropriate, differentiates European and North American Kalderash terms; and thirdly, it is a decidedly academic quality work that does not shy away from Romani grammar. Prefaced by a grammatical primer, containing over 20,000 lexical items, and filled with countless real world examples of idiomatic usage, this book is an indispensable resource for anyone looking to learn or work with Kalderash Romani. Visit www.RomaniDictionary.com for errata, previews, and other information from Magoria Books.

Hedina Tahirovic Sijercic, Bosnia-Herzegovina's first Romani journalism graduate and a former Radio-TV Sarajevo host and producer, writes with raw and sometimes shocking honesty about growing up Romani in pre-war Sarajevo. "Rom like Thunder" is a memoir of both father and daughter, of life's joys and sorrows, of poverty and daily struggle in a Sarajevan Romani mahala, and the very real story of a young Romani girl's determination and drive to rise beyond everyone else's foregone conclusions about her destiny.

Rromane Paramicha is a unique collection of folktales and legends that bring alive the rich cultural and religious traditions of the Roma. Hedina Tahirovic Sijerčic, internationally published Romani poet and author, offers us the stories from her childhood with the authenticity of a direct inheritor of oral tradition. This special bilingual edition contains both faithful English translations, as well as the Gurbeti Romani originals of each story, with a selection of Doris Greven's beautiful watercolour illustrations. Visit this book's companion website (www.RomaniFolktales.com) for previews of our full colour children's books, downloadable wallpapers, games, and other freebies.

Ronald Lee's autobiographical novel, formerly published as "Goddam Gypsy", is an intense, fast moving, and brutally honest affair. Yanko--a Canadian Rom who 'took the non-Romani way but didn't go far'--seeks his fortunes both among and apart from the Roma, never quite finding his place. His story exposes the out of sight, out of mind world of Canada's Roma in 1970's Montreal: Parties, rackets, bar brawls, weddings, desperate poverty, and intermittent police raids fuel in Yanko the passion, creativity, and rebellious defiance that is The Living Fire.

A collection of richly evocative poems in both English and Romanian weave together the author's fleeting joys and enduring tragedies with traditional Romanian folklore.

The Carib language, sometimes called Galibi or True Carib, is spoken by some 7,000 people living in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana, and Brazil. This resource contains a detailed description of Carib grammar and the most extensive inventory of Carib lexemes and affixes so far. (Foreign Language-Dictionaries/Phrasebooks)

Hedina Tahirovic Sijercic is a Romani journalist, poet, author, and translator, whose accomplishments span decades and continents. Her experiential knowledge of her native Gurbeti Romani and her professional expertise as the translator of several books, plays, and film scripts into the dialect make her the ideal compiler of the first Gurbeti Romani - English dictionary to be published in decades. Containing over 17,000 lexical items, grammatical information, and example sentences illustrating real-world usage, this dictionary is an essential resource for both new learners seeking to communicate with Gurbeti-speaking Roma, as well as native Romani speakers and writers interested in broadening their interdialectal Romani vocabulary. Visit www.RomaniDictionary.com for errata, previews, and other information from Magoria Books.