Nostalgia, Cartarescu Mircea, Semilian Julian
A 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 Romania’s most celebrated writer.
Opis
A 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 Romania’s most celebrated writer.
Dodatkowe informacje
Autorzy | Cartarescu Mircea, Semilian Julian |
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Tytuł | Nostalgia |
Wydawca | Penguin Books |
ISBN | 978-0-241-44891-5 |
EAN | 9780241448915 |
Tematyka | Literatura obcojęzyczna |