Romani Language Literature

This chapter proposes a four-stage periodization of Romani language literature development. It provides a basis for analysing how national context(s) and transnational actors have influenced Romani language literature production. It is suggested that prior to the 1990s, these developments were confined to the borders of individual states, while the Romani literature scene has become international and has even more recently gone digital. Romani language book production has also been influenced by the identity politics of the international Romani movement and pro-Romani international organizations. A review of theoretical approaches to Romani language literature and existing scholarship on both Romani publications and Roma authors suggests that today we may speak about Romani language literature as a heterogeneous but unified transnational phenomenon.