Ten things to know about Romania’s national poet
Romania celebrates today its National Culture Day, also the birthday of Mihai Eminescu. His work influenced generations of local writers, and won him the label of Romania’s national poet. Below are a...
View ArticleBook review: A British writer’s take on life in a Transylvanian village
Here’s my cure for the last holiday season emotional rollercoaster: two collections of stories written by a British writer who now lives in Romania’s Transylvania. Mike Ormsby’s books “Never Mind the...
View ArticleRomanian writer wins Thomas Mann literature prize
Romanian poet, novelist and essayist Mircea Cartarescu won the prestigious 2018 Thomas Mann prize for literature. “I just received with great excitement the news that I am the winner of the Thomas Mann...
View ArticleFormer French ambassador to Bucharest authors novel set in Romania
Pierre Ménat, who served as the French ambassador to the country between 1997 and 2002, has written a novel set in post-communist Romania. The novel, released at the end of last year, is titled...
View ArticleRomanian novel Matei Brunul, released in English translation
Matei Brunul, a novel by Romanian author Lucian Dan Teodorovici, has been published in an English translation by Dalkey Archive Press. The novel was translated by Alistair Ian Blyth, who also...
View ArticleMedia: World’s biggest publisher imprint picks up rights for Romanian bestseller
Spanish publisher Ediciones B, acquired last year by Penguin-Random House, has purchased the rights for the novel The Lost Bible (Biblia Pierduta), written by Romanian Igor Bergler, Mediafax reported....
View ArticleRomanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu receives Formentor de las Letras prize
Romanian novelist, poet and essayist Mircea Cărtărescu has been awarded the 2018 Formentor de las Letras prize. The award, amounting to EUR 50,000, was granted to Cărtărescu in recognition of his body...
View ArticleFrench writer Antoine Laurain launches novel in Bucharest this Tuesday
French writer Antoine Laurain will launch his novel The President’s Hat/Le Chapeau de Mitterrand at the Humanitas Bookshop near Cismigiu, in downtown Bucharest, on Tuesday, 19:00. The book was the...
View ArticleSecond novel of Romanian Igor Bergler hits new sales landmark
The Testament of Abraham, the second novel of Romanian writer Igor Bergler, has sold more than 100,000 copies in less than a year since it went on sale. The title is estimated to exceed the sales...
View ArticleLocal publishing house brings new books by Michelle and Barack Obama to Romania
Local Litera Publishing House announced it would publish in Romanian the new books written by former US President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama’s long-awaited...
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