A thoroughgoing appraisal of Ludovic Bruckstein’s work is long overdue. Almost forty years after the little-known Romanian author’s death this may be the moment it should be un
Ludovic Bruckstein was a Jewish-Romanian author and playwright who wrote in both Yiddish and Romanian. He grew up in northern Romania, in the village of Sighet, many of whose inhab
Trafika Europe Radio livestream on Sunday, 22 November 2020 has five great new audio episodes! To listen live and to explore their podcast archives. The complete schedule wit
I have lived in Romania since just before the end of the last century and have been translating from the Romanian for about sixteen years, mostly fiction, but also non-fiction, dra
A SLICE OF BREAD Terrible cold, hunger. A persistent, nagging hunger. Like a relentless, evil spirit, which leaves you not a moment’s peace. It prevents you from thinking about a
BOOK TWO. THE TEMPEST THE GOAT The wind now drove the ship onward, and its bird’s beak pecked the swath of diamonds that stretched away to the setting sun. Eli stood for a long t
This is an unputdownable, haunting read that left me with the same shattering feeling I had after visiting Auschwitz or the former Romanian communist prison in Sighet. Originally p
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 ev
