Real Fiction / Gabriel Rusu, Dorin Vasile, Carmen Tot, translated by Ioana Grințescu: The Donkeys' Scale

Gabriel RusuFather Busuioc couldn’t even fathom giving old man Costache a christian’s funeral. Eyes glued to a yellowing ledger, he ranted and raved next to the deceased about some unpaid contributions to the church. I will not bury him without one thousand lei, you penniless scamps. I answer to the archbishop, and he is …