The Image of the Romanian Woman in “Never Mind the Balkans, Here’s Romania” By Mike Ormsby

The paper analyses the image of the contemporary Romanian woman as it appears in the book “Never Mind the Balkans, Here's Romania”, written by Mike Ormsby and published in 2008. The book of the English writer is a collection of 57 stories that present various aspects of the Romanian life from the period between 1994-2008 when Ormsby visited Romania. Even though the gallery of characters he focuses on is created from people from all over Romania and from all the strata of the society, one can discover some common characteristics of the Romanian women. They have the most varied occupations (managers, veterinarians, opera singers, publishers, etc.) and display the most varied character traits, yet the careful reader is able to discern the vivid portrait of the “generic” Romanian woman.