Already a star of Bucharest’s literary scene in the 1930s, Mihail Sebastian was killed at the age of 37 by an erratic Soviet military truck before the end of the Second World War, after years of clandestine living under a paradoxical fascist regime. Decades after his untimely death, Sebastian is r
One of the greatest names of Romanian culture and a seminal historian of religions, Mircea Eliade is this year’s focus of the Romanian programme at the London Book Fair. Original and encyclopaedic, regarded as a Renaissance-like character in the range of his scientific and artistic ambitions, the
English PEN announced an unmissable fundraising event with PEN Pinter 2011 winners David Hare and Roberto Saviano. In their first public conversation Hare and Saviano will discuss the freedom of the writer and reflect on their own – very different – journeys as writers. The event will take
The latest Romanian books in English will be presented in a special event hosted by Waterstones Piccadilly, the flagship London bookshop and the biggest bookstore in Europe. The event will bring together authors Ruxandra Cesereanu (Angelus, Lavender Ink) and Dumitru Ṭepeneag (The Bulgarian Truck,
Like lots of things that are a direct result of rejection (such as murder, heist and depression, just to name a few), the writing of my novel The Dyslexic Hearts Club was kickstarted by a rejection letter. A few months before I had sent a proposal to a foundation that provides residencies for writer
Registration is now open for the International Literature Forum on Audience Development which will be held at Aberystwyth 15-16 April 2016. The two-day event is being organised by Literature Across Frontiers as part of their Literary Europe Live project. You will further details on registration her
