Romuald Roman
Author Romuald Roman is a popular Polish writer whose work has never before appeared in English. A member of London-based Zwizek Pisarzy Polskich na Obczyźnie (Association of Polish Writers Abroad), he has published six books in Poland: two novels, and four collections of short stories. His life experiences include mountain climber, forester, teacher, skier, and manager at the EPA, where he was an expert in applied industrial toxicology, and UN consultant in Poland and Romania. A consummate storyteller, his writing is enjoyed by American and Polish readers alike.
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NO ENTRY ZONE
A Novel
Romuald Roman
This humorous satire on communist Poland in the 1970’s takes place in an imaginary hotel deep in the Tatra Forest of Poland. Based on a story within a story recounted to the author, the hotel is a luxurious facility which never had a name and is termed “NEZ” for No Entry Zone. Here a full detachment of Secret Service guards were dispatched, not only to “protect and serve,” but to “protect and surveil” maids, waiters, bell boys, chefs, kitchen staff, and managers.
Whether or not the secluded valley where NEZ once welcomed provincial governors and well- connected apparatchiks to its spa, excellent cuisine, unlimited wine and beer (and other pleasures best left to conjecture) ever existed, is left to the reader. Real or imaginary, this secret place is well worth exploring.
Release date: Fall 2023
$24.99
