Books from Romania
212 popular romanian books
Travel the world without leaving your chair.
The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Romania.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta by Aglaja Veteranyi EN
Description:
A nomadic family of circus performers, refugees from Romania, travels through Europe and Africa by caravan. The mother's death-defying act causes constant anxiety for her two daughters, who voice their fears through a grisly communal fairy tale about a child being cooked alive in polenta--but their real life is no less of a dark fable, and one that seems just as unlikely to have a happy ending. An actor and performance artist as well as a poet and novelist, Veteranyi was acclaimed for her seemingly "artless" narrative voice, in which pain and hilarity always vie for the upper hand--a voice at ... continue
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Zenobia by Gellu Naum RO
Description:
„O carte neobișnuită, șocantă, provocatoare, de factură singulară în literatura română. Despre Gellu Naum, poetul extraordinar al avangardei românești, nu s-a scris niciodată cu atâta competență ca în Zenobia.” (Lucian Raicu)
„În afară de dicteul automat – căruia, de altminteri, suprarealiștii nu i-au fost totdeauna credincioși –, toate refuzurile, împlinirile și idiosincraziile suprarealismului pot fi regăsite în acest roman sau, dacă preferă autorul, în acest Pohem de iubire care este Zenobia.” (Moni... continue