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Romania, Guest of Honour at Authors’ Reading Month 2019

Posted on June 26, 2019June 27, 2019

Romania is the 2019 guest of honour at Authors’ Reading Month, the largest literary festival in Central Europe. Held for the first time in 2000, in Brno (Czech Republic), as…

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On Writing: Sophie van Llewyn, Author of Bottled Goods (Interview)

Posted on April 2, 2019June 27, 2019

Sophie van Llewyn is what we may call a citizen of the world. Born in Romania, living and working in Germany, and writing in English, her name might not sound…

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Cărturești & friends, Bucharest’s Friendliest English Bookshop

Posted on March 18, 2019June 27, 2019

In his 2001 novel American Gods, Neil Gaiman writes: “What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got…

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Mihai Eminescu, Romania’s Most Celebrated Poet

Posted on January 15, 2019June 27, 2019

January 15 marks the celebration of the National Day of Culture (now in its 10th year), which coincides with the commemoration of Romania’s most celebrated poet, Mihai Eminescu. Born on…

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Contemporary Romanian Writers to Read in English

Posted on November 16, 2018June 27, 2019

According to publisher, editor and translation specialist Chad Post, only three percent of the published books in the U.S. are translated, a really small number, compared to non-English speaking countries.…

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