Monthly Archives: September 2022
FESTIVAL: Astra Film Junior
LITERATURE: Mircea Cărtărescu
Continue readingThe Jury recognized the Romanian poet, essayist and narrator as “a multifaceted writer […] who is part of the tradition of world literature, questioning his readers all over the world from a dreamlike and existential point of view”.
Mircea Cărtărescu, FIL Literature Prize 2022
BOOK: THE GIRL THEY LEFT BEHIND
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On a freezing night in January 1941, a little Jewish girl is found on the steps of an apartment building in Bucharest. With Romania recently allied with the Nazis, the Jewish population is in grave danger so the girl is placed in an orphanage and eventually adopted by a wealthy childless couple who name her Natalia. As she assimilates into her new life, she all but forgets the parents who were forced to leave her behind.
A story not to be repeated, a book to read. Happy National Read a Book Day!