293 pages | 6 x 9 | Fiction/Short Stories
ISBN: 979-888-855-0007
Hardback $24.99
“I love your book—its style, humor, wisdom, candor, and especially its heart! Thanks for telling us what life was like in Poland’s Tatra Mountains and in your family.”
Read a story from the book on Romuald Roman’s blog here.
Winter 2022
Aldek’s Bestiary
by Romuald Roman
Publication date: November 15, 2022
This collection of twenty-one wry short stories features various animals that an acclaimed Polish writer uses to illustrate his experiences growing up in communist-era Poland and later emigrating to the United States to embrace the American dream with all its imperfections.
Aldek, the narrator and observer, includes animals that are both wild and domestic, hailing from the forests of Poland as well as from pet stores and neighbors in the United States. Naming each animal gives them greater credibility and brings them to life, and Aldek’s interactions with them are quite humorous and endearing.
“A dynamic short story collection… Heartfelt and inviting.”
“Lighthearted, displaying a wry wit...”
“Let me serve others by giving a brief respite from routine thoughts. I lack the material wealth to build a hospital or library, but if my animal stories make you relax and chuckle instead of worrying about problems, then I have succeeded far beyond Jeff Bezos, for he has only his billions, but I have a new friend.”
“Literature is the immorality of speech.”
— August Wilhelm von Schlegel