Noone can tell a vampire story like a Romanian, and few Romanians can bring the breadth of learning world renowned mythologist Eliade (1907-86). His fiction is little known, partly because it is all in Romanian. The novelette and three short stories here share a concern with the supernatural and settings in preindustrial Romania. The translation includes a guide to pronouncing the names. No index or bibliography. Acidic paper; poor quality printing, binding, and proofreading. Distributed in the US by Columbia U. Press. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR