The Observer, in short

Lead article Doina Ioanid discusses the case of Romanians who work abroad but come home for the summer. Politics Bedros Horasangian declares that former communists control Romania’s national TV to manipulate public opinion. Ciprian Ciucu voices his objections to a parliamentary republic. Latest Carmen Musat comments on the Economic Forum in Krynica, which ran from September 5 through September 9 in Krynica. Debate The Observer offers a discussion of the third and last volume of Mircea Cartarescu’s Orbitor: Aripa dreapta (The Right Wing, Bucharest: Humanitas, 2007). Ovidiu Simonca, Adina Dinitoiu, Bianca Burta-Cernat, Delia Ungureanu and Serban Axinte comment on the novel from various perspectives. Supplement In collaboration with the Bucharest National Centre for Dance, The Observer publishes the first part of The Dance in the Mirror, a series of articles looking at relationships between contemporary dance and psychology, sociology and philosophy. This week’s offering includes discussions of the Sibiu Dance Festival 2007 by Eugenia Anca Rotescu and Gina Serbanescu. The festival ran from August 14 through August 31. Book Reviews Dana Pirvan-Jenaru comments on Peter Ackroyd’s novel, Oscar Wilde’s Last Will (Ultimul Testament al lui Oscar Wild, Bucharest: Humanitas, 2007). International Doru Mares presents the Romanian exhibition-performance piece Faith in […]