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Teodor Flonta
Biography
Transylvanian born Teodor Flonta is a retired academic and author of multilingual proverb dictionaries. He lives in Tasmania, Australia, with his wife, Ariella, surrounded by beautiful grandchildren.
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Anelli di carta. L'amore non sa di confini
by Teodor Flonta
Price:
$8.99 USD.
Words: 81,000.
Language:
Italian.
Published: April 8, 2021
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Teodor è un giovane rumeno di ventidue anni, uno studente che lotta per sopravvivere sotto il regime di Ceauşescu. Il giorno che Ariella arriva in città al XII Congresso Internazionale di Linguistica, il suo mondo viene sconvolto. Lei è così diversa da qualsiasi ragazza che Teodor abbia incontrato prima – bella, brillante e ottimista. Per lui è amore a prima vista. Ma c'è un grosso ostacolo.
Un futuro luminoso: Cresciuto in Transilvania all'ombra del comunismo
by Teodor Flonta
Price:
$8.99 USD.
Words: 107,820.
Language:
Italian.
Published: December 21, 2020
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Eastern
"Un futuro luminoso" racconta la storia di un bambino, della sua famiglia e del suo villaggio nella Transilvania del dopoguerra. Una bellissima lingua che il giovane Teodor scopre per caso gli farà incontrare l'amore della sua vita e lo salverà dal comunismo. La sua storia si dipana sul sottofondo del dramma che la sua famiglia e il suo Paese vivono nella Romania stalinista degli anni '50.
Inele de hârtie
by Teodor Flonta
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 89,480.
Language:
Romanian.
Published: November 1, 2016
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Dating, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary
Teodor este student la Bucureşti în timpul regimului Ceauşescu. În 1968, la un congress de lingvistică, întâlneşte o tânără italiancă, Ariella. Este dragoste la prima vedere. Dar există un mare obstacol în calea lor: contactele între români şi străini nu sunt permise de către legile absurde ale regimului comunist. Oare le va fi permis să continue povestea lor de dragoste?
Paper Rings
by Teodor Flonta
Price:
$7.99 USD.
Words: 91,820.
Language:
English.
Published: July 15, 2016
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome
Teodor is just twenty-two, a student struggling to survive under the regime of President Ceauşescu. One day his world is turned upside down when Ariella, a young Italian girl arrives in the city. For him it is love at first sight. But there is one big obstacle: contact between Romanians and Westerners is not allowed by the laws of the tyrannical regime. Will they be able to continue their romance?
Un viitor luminos
by Teodor Flonta
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 111,170.
Language:
Romanian.
Published: January 5, 2014
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Categories:
Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Eastern, Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
Cel de-al Doilea Război Mondial s-a sfârşit dar vieţile ţăranilor din Lupoaia, un sătuc din Transilvania, sunt răvăşite de impunerea unor schimbări draconice şi fără sens de către un nou regim care doreşte să creeze un om nou, pentru o societate nouă. Guvernul totalitar recent instalat ameninţă să elimine familia Flonta, declarându-l pe Pavel, tatăl lui Teodor, chiabur – “duşman al poporului”.
A Luminous Future
by Teodor Flonta
Price:
$8.99 USD.
Words: 111,640.
Language:
English.
Published: May 25, 2012
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Categories:
Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Eastern, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
(4.95 from 21 reviews)
The Second World War is over but the lives of the inhabitants of Lupoaia (Valley of the Wolves), a little village in Transylvania, are thrown into turmoil with the imposition of drastic, senseless changes by a new regime, intent on creating a new man for a new society. The new totalitarian government threatens to eliminate the Flonta family by declaring Teodor's father an 'enemy of the people.'
A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs
by Teodor Flonta
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Words: 176,580.
Language:
English.
Published: January 7, 2012
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Reference » Quotations, Nonfiction » Language Instruction » Spanish
3,246 English proverbs and thousands of equivalents in five national Romance languages: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian. The Dictionary is a very useful reference tool for scholars of these languages, for researchers working in various associated fields such as linguistics, literature, folklore, anthropology, psychology, sociology, history, advertising and contemporary media.
A Dictionary of English and French Equivalent Proverbs
by Teodor Flonta
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Words: 64,400.
Language:
English.
Published: October 29, 2011
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Reference » Quotations, Nonfiction » Language Instruction » French
This dictionary assembles 2,234 English proverbs and their French equivalents. Equivalent proverbs are those which express the same concept literally, such as “Love is blind” = “L’amour est aveugle” or with completely different words, such as “Every cloud has a silver lining” = “Dans toute chose il y a un bon côté.”
A Dictionary of English and Italian Equivalent Proverbs
by Teodor Flonta
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Words: 64,490.
Language:
English.
Published: October 29, 2011
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Reference » Quotations, Nonfiction » Language Instruction » Italian
This dictionary assembles 2,513 English proverbs and their Italian equivalents. Equivalent proverbs are those which express the same concept, be it literally, such as “Love is blind” = “L’amore è cieco,” or with completely different words, such as“Every cloud has a silver lining” = “Non tutto il male viene per nuocere.”
A Dictionary of English and Spanish Equivalent Proverbs
by Teodor Flonta
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Words: 71,440.
Language:
English.
Published: October 28, 2011
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Reference » Quotations, Nonfiction » Language Instruction » Spanish
(5.00 from 1 review)
This Dictionary assembles 2,201 English proverbs and their Spanish equivalents. Equivalent proverbs are those which express the same concept literally, such as "Love is blind" = "El amor es ciego" or with completely different words, such as "Every cloud has a silver lining" = "No hay mal que por bien no venga."
A Dictionary of English and Portuguese Equivalent Proverbs
by Teodor Flonta
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 50,310.
Language:
English.
Published: October 28, 2011
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Language Instruction » Portuguese
This dictionary assembles 1806 English proverbs and their Portuguese equivalents. Equivalent proverbs are those which express the same concept, be it literally, such as “Love is blind” = “O amor é cego,” or with completely different words, such as “Every cloud has a silver lining” = “Não há mal sem bem, cata para quem.”
A Dictionary of English and Romanian Equivalent Proverbs
by Teodor Flonta
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 40,600.
Language:
English.
Published: October 28, 2011
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Reference » Quotations
This dictionary assembles more than 1450 English proverbs and their Romanian equivalents. Equivalent proverbs are those which express the same concept, be it literally, such as "All that glitters is not gold" = "Nu tot ce sclipeşte e aur", or with completely different words, such as "Every cloud has a silver lining" = "Nici un rău fără bine."
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