Books like Gypsies, their life, lore, and legends by Konrad Bercovici

A historical novel about the author George Borrow's early life, focusing on his encounters with Romany people and his passion for languages and the English language. It includes criticism of the Catholic Church and its priests.

Exiled former Royal of the Rom, Yakoub must return to the stars, reclaim his throne, and lead his people to the Romany Star as the Galactic Empire teeters on the brink of chaos.

Living alone in a wagon on the outskirts of a small town, gypsy Rizka uses her trickster wit to expose the townsfolk’s absurdities while she awaits her father’s return.

An introduction to the history, language, and culture of a colorful people, the Romanies, who have wandered throughout the world for centuries.

A sweeping, fact-based account of the Roma people’s origins, migrations, cultural achievements and enduring persecution from the 15th century to the present, illuminating the roots of their misunderstood heritage.

A History of the Gypsies of Eastern Europe and Russia, drawn from previously untapped East European, Russian, and traditional sources, explores the life, history, and culture of the Gypsies, or Roma, from their early appearance in the region during the Middle Ages until the present. David Crowe's study looks at the rich and diverse cultural and historical traditions of the Gypsies in each nation and region. He covers Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, the republics of the former Yugoslavia, Albania, and the states that made up the former Soviet Union. He focuses in particular on Russia, where the Gypsies have exerted a profound influence on literary and musical traditions. . Crowe also explores the virulent prejudice and mistreatment that has been so much a part of the Gypsies' tragic history and culminated in their losses during the Nazi Holocaust. He concludes with a close look at the revival of this prejudice and the plight of the Roma today as they struggle to redefine their role in the new worlds of post-communist Eastern Europe and Russia.

Describes the origins, history, occupations, language, special names, clothing, and other customs of gypsies, as well as their persecution, current status, and struggle to preserve their culture and identity.

Henry Friedlander details how the Nazi "euthanasia" program against handicapped and disabled people became the prototype for the systematic extermination of Jews and Roma during the Holocaust.