Gaudeamus. Litvinenko. Icons in schools

Leading article Carmen Musat discusses this year’s Gaudeamus Book Fair as a place for new entries in Romanian literature, such as a new literary magazine (The New Literature) and the books published after December 1989, which prove that one can speak of a new literature in postcommunist Romania, displaying distinct narrative formulas, styles and themes, which are to enrich the field of Romanian literary discourse. Latest cultural events 1. Two articles on Gaudeamus Book Fair written by Doina Ioanid and Ana-Maria Popescu outline this year’s profile of the event: beyond the commercial component present in any book fair underlined by both authors, new literary entries (from Romanian and international literature as well) next to classical books and the consistent offer of the publishing houses turned Gaudeamus into a success. 2. Two interviews by Adina Dinitoiu with Michel Crépu and Lorette Nobécourt, French writers present at Gaudeamus Book Fair, bring forward today’s crossroad in the French literary field. While for Michel Crépu French literature is to be resurrected by re-reading and re-inventing the classics, Lorette Nobécourt believes in autobiography as re-reading one’s self. 3. Dorica Boltasu writes about the third International Conference of the Department of Theory of Literature, University of […]