Nostalgia by Mircea Cartarescu (English) Paperback Book

Description: Nostalgia by Mircea Cartarescu, Julian Semilian A mesmerizing novel about the magical and gritty world of Bucharest in the 1980s by a celebrated Eastern European writerGripping, impassioned, unexpected Los Angeles TimesA dreamlike novel of memory and magic, Nostalgia turns the dark world of Communist Bucharest into a place of strange enchantments. Here a man plays increasingly death-defying games of Russian Roulette, a child messiah works his magic in the tenements, a young man explores gender boundaries, a woman relives her youth and an architect becomes obsessed with the sound of his new car horn - with unexpected consequences. Blending reality and symbolism, time and myth, this is a cult masterwork from Romanias most celebrated writer. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Mircea Cartarescu (Author)Mircea Cartarescu was born in Bucharest in 1956. His novels and poetry are widely considered to be the best writing to emerge from post-communist Romania. His books have been translated into fourteen languages and he has received many awards, including most recently the Thomas Mann Prize and the Prix Formentor.Julian Semilian (Translator)Julian Semilian is a translator, poet and filmmaker. He currently teaches at the North Carolina School of the Arts, after a twenty-four-year career as a film editor in Hollywood. Review Cartarescu is one of the great literary voices of Central Europe. He daringly questions our usual way of looking at the world, suggesting that rationalism is merely an attempt to create order. In fact, the world is made up of the nuances of our fantasies -- Olga Tokarczuk, author of FlightsA Danubian Narnia. . . his writing delivers a rainbow-hued riot of fantasy, imagination and invention. . . If you looked for the perfect director to film Nostalgia, a joint effort by Guillermo del Toro and Terry Gilliam might just do the trick -- Boyd Tonkin * Spectator *Fiendishly clever, devilishly humorous and stunningly ambitious. . . one of Romanias most eminent novelists has finally reached Britain. Its been long overdue -- Miriam Balanescu * Prospect *Of a rare and wondrous brilliance . . . Julian Semilians translation of this masterpiece is a heroic achievement -- Paul Bailey * Literary Review *Cartarescu is not only a sophisticated, compelling storyteller but a first-class wordsmith . . . Between them these stories bring forth a fabulous narrative universe, a place where the ordinary and extraordinary intermingle and miracles are a matter of routine -- Costica Bradatan * TLS *Visionary and tormented. . . mixes history, autobiography and magic realism. There are hints of Bulgakov as well as an aura of Donald Cammells and Nicolas Roegs cult 1970 film Performance; a whirlwind of seedy glamour and despair that is itself a reflection of a nightmarish totalitarian state, as well as a scintillatingly detailed portrait of adolescence and retrospective longing -- Catherine Taylor * Irish Times *A timeless invitation to dream and embrace the comforting power of personal memory, the only sure bulwark against the effects of totalitarian control. . . Gripping, impassioned, unexpected -- the qualities that the best in literature possesses -- Thomas McGonigle * Los Angeles Times *If mind-warping literature is your thing, read this book, then read it again -- Christopher Byrd * San Francisco Chronicle *A bright star on the firmament of European literature * Le Monde *Creator of a universe thats caught between dream and reality, Cartarescu is a revelation * El Pais *Romanias leading novelist and poet. . . Cartarescus phantasmagorical world is similar to Dalís dreamscapes * Kirkus * Review Text Creator of a universe thats caught between dream and reality, Cartarescu is a revelation Review Quote Creator of a universe thats caught between dream and reality, Cartarescu is a revelation Promotional "Headline" A mesmerizing novel about the magical and gritty world of Bucharest in the 1980s by a celebrated Eastern European writer Details ISBN0241448913 Author Julian Semilian Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Series Penguin Modern Classics Language English ISBN-10 0241448913 ISBN-13 9780241448915 Year 2021 Translator Julian Semilian Pages 352 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-05-27 UK Release Date 2021-05-27 Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Romanian Illustrator Liz Kay Birth 1939 Death 1939 Affiliation University of Illinois Position Toshiba Professor of Media, Arts, and Sciences Qualifications OBE Alternative 9780141993065 DEWEY 859.335 Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-05-31 AU Release Date 2021-05-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132156444;

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