Trafika Europe 8 - Romanian Holiday

MirceaCartarescu

Mircea Cărtărescu (born 1956 in Bucharest, Romania) is a renowned poet, novelist and essayist, with awards including from the Romanian Academy, Romanian Writers Union, Grand Prix of the Novi Sad International Poetry Festival, and the international literature prize of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, in Berlin. His last novel in English was shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award in 2014. He has served as editor at the Caiete Critice magazine, and is presently Associate Professor at the Chair of Romanian Literary History, University of Bucharest Faculty of Letters. His latest novel, Solenoid , is a densely woven shifting palimpsest. This is its debut in English.