Title: Entertaining fairytale unfortunately sold as truth.
Product review: The seriousness of Kaplan's opinion is evident from the choices of the "historical" sources he consulted for "understanding" the region. Stoker, the 19-th century irish author of Dracula is to him a major source of information about Transylvanian history and for the 20-th century he adds some english lady lost in the Balkans and known for her mellodramaitzed vision of reality. 10000 words do not reach to shead some light in the mess up he makes babout Balkan hisotry. But he is, like Stoker, a master myhtigation and he hepls the unadverted redear confirm his most vile presumtions and prejudice. Like so many reviews of this book confirm it, he will feel proud that a smart writer (and Kaplan is one), confirms what he always supsected and lends arguments to his clean prejudice, helping keep his black and white world in order. DISGUSTING, but EFFICIENT.
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