RTVNY - Romanian Television of New York's video: Mirela Roznoveanu: Vlachica - Mountaintops Above a Stormy Sea of Contending Empires new release

(Aired 03/12/2022) Channel NYCTV-life (WNYE) - (RTVNY) Vlachica - Mountaintops Above a Stormy Sea of Contending Empires is the historical novel by the Romanian –American writer and critic Mirela Roznoveanu (2021 XLibris). Who are the Vlachs, the people south of the Danube who call themselves Armâni (in English, Arumanians or Aromanians)? Mirela Roznoveanu’s novel tracks this ancient European people’s history on the map. The Vlachs inhabited the deep forests and the tops of the Balkan and Dalmatian Mountains for thousands of years. They survived through the cruelest centuries and braved the aggressive attacks of empire after empire. They managed to stay alive and fiercely defended their freedom and way of life. The novel breaks the silence of their mysterious, fascinating, but little known existence and weaves an enigmatic tapestry of language, mythology, history, transhumance, natural beauty, folklore, traditions, clothes, music, magical realism, intrigue, passion, cruelty, poetry, tragedy and comedy. The novel’s maps and genealogical trees populate most chapters and paint a colorful timeline, catching the reader’s curiosity and turning the reading experience into an adventure. The story takes place in Europe during the second half of the 18th century. The reader will be surprised to realize that politically Europe has not changed much in the past 300 years. Vlachica introduces a network of strong characters, clashing old clans and their legacy, empires in conflict and at war, and the building tension reaches unexpected, dramatic peaks. Vlachica is a force of nature that reveals a rich, ancient, and lost world. Romanian TV of New York