Authors: T. S. Learner
Without the time, generosity and support of the following individuals the writing of this book would not have been possible.
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Switzerland
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Special thanks to Dr Stéphane Laederich, Rroma Foundation of Zürich, for his support, insights and editorial input;
Cristina Kruck, Rroma Foundation of Zürich;
Stefan Heinichen, Romany artist and activist;
Professor Doctor Jakob Tanner, historian, academic and author, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Zürich University.
The staff of the International Watch Company Schaffenhausen (which company bears absolutely no political or historical resemblance to the watch company described between these pages), particularly David Seyffer (in-house historian) and Keren Eldad (head of marketing) for their hospitality and fantastic historical insights.
Many thanks to Lurker of www.swisspunk.ch for the punk and drug references of Zürich 1982.
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Romania
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Great thanks and much affection to the poetess Luminita Mihai CioabÄ for the inspiration, hospitality and generosity of her family and of all those Kalderasha who had the courage to share their experiences of surviving the Holocaust.
Specific thanks to Violetta CioabÄ, Dolphi â leader of the TimiÅoara community, Rudi Bacea, Dodi and Vakea of TimiÅoara, Grancea Traian, and to the Roma of Sibiu, TimiÅoara, DrÄgÄÅani and the Bratei village.
Particular thanks to Adi Nicolai Chiru, manager of Viorica & Ionica / Clejani Express for his editorial input and his important words of encouragement and belief.
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France
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Elisabeth and JJ de Gaspary and their daughter; Elisabeth Biraud for wonderful hospitality and for showing me the pleasures of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and the Sara de Kali festival and for the introductions to the Gitan community.
Special thanks to Bik Regis of The Gypsy Kings for sharing the story of the persecution of his family by the Nazis.
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UK
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Thanks to Professor Siddharth S. Saxena of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University for the superconductivity and suspension of disbelief;
Science editor Ian Francis for the science corrections;
Vivienne Neary for her insights and ruthless editorial input and Paul Hardwick and Alexander Asher for the Latin.
Thanks also to my editor at Little, Brown UK, Antonia Hodgson, for the support and brainstorming; to my project editor Iain Hunt for his boundless patience; to my agents: Julian Alexander (UK), Stephanie Cabot (US), Alexis Hurley (US) and Rick Raftos (Aus). And thanks to artist Andrew Gadd for his input into the final cover of this book.
And finally to my husband and stepsons for tolerating the highs and lows and the absences.
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