The Tennessean reviews The White King:

“Dragomán finds fresh details to describe the hardships and terrors of life under totalitarianism, with its food lines, patriotic films and disappearances. But Djata’s story transcends the political. From its menacing opening to its heartbreaking final image, The White King is stunning, a debut novel as assured as The Catcher in the Rye.”

The full article is here.