The days of the king
By: Filip Florian ; translated from the Romanian by Alistair Ian Blyth
Contributors: Blyth, Alistair Ian
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780547388359
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Dentists; Friendship; History; Illegitimate children; Fiction
Work titles: Zilele regelui
Description: Dentist Joseph Strauss leaves Prussia in the spring of 1866 and follows Captain of Dragoons Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen to Bucharest, where the officer is to ascend the throne of the United Principalities of Romania, assuming the title Prince Carol I. As war is imminent in Central Europe, the journey is an adventurous one, but the company of Siegfried the tomcat, a guardian angel of sorts, helps him to overcome all dangers. In Bucharest, Joseph will meet and fall in love with the beautiful nanny to the children of a pretender to the Serbian throne. Meanwhile, prior to his marriage, the Prince distances himself from the dentist, seeking to erase all stains from his past, particularly his involvement with a beautiful blind prostitute, who, unbeknownst to him, has given birth to a baby boy with a suspiciously aristocratic nose.
Notes: Translation of: Zilele regelui.

Translated from the Romanian.
Table of contents: title: Farewell; title: Belated prologue; title: Captain's shadows; title: Stained sheets; title: Dwarf on the tightrope; title: Footwear for dolls; title: Hubbub and babies; title: Hurried times; title: Parade.