The Observer, in short
Lead article
Lead article
Carmen Musat writes: the intellectual who gets too close to power enjoys the illusion of power while losing his critical skills.
Politics
Ciprian Ciucu comments on the immorality of the Democratic Liberal Party’s slogan, which translates roughly into English as They’re with Them, We’re with You.
Ciprian Stanescu notes that in Romania, political ideas are generally expressed through public conflict.
Radu Jorgensen, Bedros Horasangian and Alexandru Hancu discuss the election of Barack Obama on November 4.
Ciprian Stanescu notes that in Romania, political ideas are generally expressed through public conflict.
Radu Jorgensen, Bedros Horasangian and Alexandru Hancu discuss the election of Barack Obama on November 4.
Event
Mirella Nedelcu-Patureau, Iulia Popovici and Oltita Cintec discuss the 18th National Theatre Festival in Bucharest. The festival ran from November 1 through
November 10.
Latest
Livia Cotorcea goes to the 3rd International Symposium on “European Civilization: Unity, Uniqueness, Openness,” which took place in Bucharest and Port Cetate between October 2 through October 8.
Book reviews
Bianca Burta-Cernat reads Virgil Duda’s Ultimele iubiri (Last Loves, Iasi: Polirom, 2008).
Andreea Rasuceanu looks at Almeida Faria’s El Conquistador (Conchistadorul, translated by Micaela Ghitescu. Bucharest: Art, 2008) and Vanitas, 51, Iena Avenue (Vanitas, 51, Avenue d’Iena, translated by Micaela Ghitescu. Bucharest: Vivaldi Publishing, 2007).
Fanny Chartres presents Marc Dugain’s Edgar’s Curse (Blestemul lui Edgar, translated by Daniel Focsa. Bucharest: RAO, 2008).
Silvia Dumitrache comments on Gregor von Rezzori’s Memoirs of an Anti-Semite: A Novel in Five Stories (Memoriile unui antisemit, translated by Catrinel Plesu. Bucharest: Humanitas, 2008).
Oana Catalina Ninu reads Ioan Flora’s Batrinul Werther (Old Werther, Pitesti: Paralela 45, 2007).
Andreea Rasuceanu looks at Almeida Faria’s El Conquistador (Conchistadorul, translated by Micaela Ghitescu. Bucharest: Art, 2008) and Vanitas, 51, Iena Avenue (Vanitas, 51, Avenue d’Iena, translated by Micaela Ghitescu. Bucharest: Vivaldi Publishing, 2007).
Fanny Chartres presents Marc Dugain’s Edgar’s Curse (Blestemul lui Edgar, translated by Daniel Focsa. Bucharest: RAO, 2008).
Silvia Dumitrache comments on Gregor von Rezzori’s Memoirs of an Anti-Semite: A Novel in Five Stories (Memoriile unui antisemit, translated by Catrinel Plesu. Bucharest: Humanitas, 2008).
Oana Catalina Ninu reads Ioan Flora’s Batrinul Werther (Old Werther, Pitesti: Paralela 45, 2007).
Discussing The Illusion of Communism: Critical Readings of the Tismaneanu Report
Ovidiu Simonca presents The Illusion of Communism: Critical Readings of the Tismaneanu Report (Chisinau: Cartier Publishing, 2008), a volume coordinated by Vasile Ernu, Costi Rogozanu, Ciprian Siulea and Ovidiu Tichindeal. The coordinators respond to Simonca’s questions.
Fragments from a Forthcoming Publication
The Observer publishes an excerpt from Peter Esterhazy’s Editie revazuta (Revised Edition), soon to be published by Curtea Veche in Anamaria Pop’s translation from Magyar.
Arts
Film
Mihai Fulger tells us about the films at the 16th “Alter-Natives” Festival in Tirgu-Mures, which ran from November 5 through November 9.
Smaranda Schiopu tells us about the documentaries at the 1st DocumFest in Timisoara, which ran from November 6 through November 8.
Visual arts
Mihai Nasta writes about Jana Cernatescu, in memoriam. A Romanian painter, Cernatescu lived in Belgium.
Maria-Magdalena Crisan goes to two exhibits dedicated to Mirela Traistariu, the first at Veroniki Art (October 29 - November 16) and the second at Mora Gallery (from November 6).
Mihai Plamadeala reports on a press conference by painter and graphic artist Alexandru Radvan press conference at the Anaid Gallery. The violent nature of Radvan’s recent exhibition in Bochum, Germany had raised political controversy. The press conference took place on November 6.
Mihai Nasta writes about Jana Cernatescu, in memoriam. A Romanian painter, Cernatescu lived in Belgium.
Maria-Magdalena Crisan goes to two exhibits dedicated to Mirela Traistariu, the first at Veroniki Art (October 29 - November 16) and the second at Mora Gallery (from November 6).
Mihai Plamadeala reports on a press conference by painter and graphic artist Alexandru Radvan press conference at the Anaid Gallery. The violent nature of Radvan’s recent exhibition in Bochum, Germany had raised political controversy. The press conference took place on November 6.
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