About the author

Nicolae (Nick) Klepper, was born in Romania. He emigrated to America where he settled in New York. Returning from a tour of duty with the US Army in Europe, and after obtaining Engineering and Business degrees from the University of Denver, Nicolae decided to devote his career to international business. As a sales and marketing executive, he worked and lived many years in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Nicolae's first book, Taste of Romania, Its Cookery and Glimpses of its History, Folklore, Art, Literature and Poetry (Hippocrene Books, 1997, 1999, 2002) was the result of his lifelong interest in cookery and his desire to make his native country better known to the world. Romania: An Illustrated History (Hippocrene, 2002) is his second book. Both books have been best-sellers.

Nicolae resides with his Scottish wife, Ann, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has three sons, one daughter, and four grandchildren, living in different parts of the world.