Vanessa Veselka

 

Vanessa Veselka is the author of Zazen, a novel awarded the 2012 PEN/Robert Bingham Prize for debut fiction. Her GQ piece “The Truck Stop Killer” was chosen for The Best American Essays 2013.

Sacel Castle was the primary home of the Nopcsa family, which traced its roots in the area to the 14th century.

History Forgot This Rogue Aristocrat Who Discovered Dinosaurs and Died Penniless

Now fallen into shadow, the Romania-born Baron Franz Nopcsa was a groundbreaking scientist, adventurer -- and would-be king

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