„Grandma talked about Siberia all the time, but with few words. Hell, that's what she said,” Moldovan/Romanian author Tatiana Țîbuleac told me of her family deported during the Soviet occupation of Moldova. We spoke about war, Russification, womanhood: https://t.co/Ye4OAcBBG3
Out this week at @Istros_books: Triumph Street, Bucharest, by #Romanian-#Jewish writer Dov Hoenig. A testimony of the horrors of WWII and #Antisemitism. As the previous days showed, still a very relevant topic. More about the book here> https://t.co/8j5hy1bWK6
Born on this day, Nina Arbore (1889-1942) was a #Romanian painter and graphic artist, known mostly for her still lifes, portraits, as well as ornamenting churches in Constanța and Sinaia. #ninaarbore
The Censor’s Notebook is a whirlwind of expert metafiction that gives you a peek behind the iron curtain at the inner workings of communist Romania. Deftly translated by @MonicaCure, this is not one to miss.
“A profound and playful novel” —@nellzink
At the Transylvanian Book Festival in order to promote the life and work of Jewish Romanian author Ludovic Bruckstein, author of plays and stories in Romanian and Yiddish, especially the fate of Jews during WWII
It’s out! So happy to finally hold this in my hands & start sharing & discussing it as more than an ongoing project, but as a result of the most sustained, instructive, creative, thought-provoking & humbling interdisciplinary dialogue I’ve had with a coauthor in the past years.
TRIUMPH STREET, BUCHAREST is a moving, autobiographical novel from former film editor, Dov Hoenig
Join us at the @RCILondon on September 30th where the author and translator will be discussing themes and stories behind the book
#Romania#Jewish#newbooks
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#Romanian writer #MaxBlecher was born #otd in 1909. Often compared to Kafka, and described as hallucinatory and surrealistic, his writing was a major contribution to the 20th century European avant-garde. His books are available in English as well as other languages.
Comenzamos el año con fuerza y con presentaciones interesantes. El jueves y viernes nos visitará en Barcelona y Sabadell el rumano Cătălin Partenie, uno de los autores más originales, sorprendentes y frescos de nuestro año en Impedimenta.
📚 ¡Esperamos poder veros estos días!
In the winter of 1977, Livia Chereches snapped photos of the aftermath of one of modern Europe's worst earthquakes. Then the historic color slides sat in her closet for nearly half a century. #romania#romaniandispatch
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Who is coming to the Transylvanian Book Festival this year?
The son of our author - *Ludovic Bruckstein - will be there to give a reading from his father's work at the local synagogue in Medias
*'The Trap', 'With an Unopened Umbrella in the Pouring Rain'
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For #Romanian Language Day, here are a bunch of women writers you can read in translation. Or Romanian, if you’ve got the skills 😎 https://t.co/1rC9QJqDB7
169 ultra-rare gold rings designed to be worn in women’s hair, plus other jewellery, found in a woman’s burial place from the ancient Copper Age Tiszapolgár culture in Biharia, #Romania https://t.co/Rr7ia0E2CV
In the first episode of a series, meet Mira Feticu, writing in Dutch, @Dana_Grigorcea writing in German, Attila Bartis who writes in Hungarian, Irina Teodorescu who writes in French and Herta Müller who probably doesn't need any introduction.
Great to be able to bring to your attention #Romanian-born authors who write in other languages than Romanian, authors whose work has been appreciated, awarded and translated into other languages as well.
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