Report on the State of Loneliness (Profusion Gold) - Softcover

Augustin Buzura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0956867642 ISBN 13: 9780956867643

Publisher: Profusion International Creative Consultancy, 2016

Synopsis

"Report on the State of Loneliness" explores, in depth, the Romanian landscape over more than 70 years, subtly locating the history of a myriad of individuals and events within their broader European context, as well as describing the conflicts and opportunities of the post-Accession generation. Comparable in its dynamic narrative to the works of an author like Gunter Grass, "Report" is one of the few works of this kind to have yet come from the literary tableau of the Accession countries.

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About the Author

Augustin Buzura (born 22 September 1938, Berinta, Maramures County, Romania) studied General Medicine in Cluj, and specialised in psychiatry. In 1963 he debuted in Bucharest with the collection of stories Capul Bunei Sperante (Cape of Good Hope). In 1964 he renounced the medical profession, becoming an editorial secretary for Tribuna (The Tribune) magazine. In 1967 he published the second volume of stories, De ce zboara vulturul? (Why Does the Eagle Fly?), after which he started building a vast oeuvre. His novels, Absentii (The Absentees, 1970), Fetele tacerii (The Faces of Silence, 1974), Orgolii (Pride, 1977), Vocile noptii (Voices of the Night, 1980), Refugii (Refuges, 1984) and Drumul cenusii (The Road of Ashes, 1988), confronted communist censorship, bringing the author celebrity, friendship and solidarity from the readers. Recviem pentru nebuni si bestii (Requiem for fools and beasts, 1999) is the novel of transition-time Romanian society, which Augustin Buzura observed with the same unbiased vigilance. His latest novel, Raport asupra singuratatii (Report on the State of Loneliness, 2009), explores the Romanian landscape over more than 70 years, subtly locating the history of a myriad of individuals and events within their broader European context. All his novels enjoyed countless editions in Romania and abroad, the author being rewarded with numerous prizes. He practiced other literary genres as well, such as essays (Bloc notes - Notepad, 1981) and memoirs (Tentatia rispirii - The Temptation of Dissipation, 2003). In 2003 he published Teroarea iluziei. Convorbiri cu Crisula Stefanescu (The Terror of Illusion. Conversations with Crisula Stefanescu). His name is also connected to Romanian journalism. Besides Tribuna magazine, Augustin Buzura was present in the pages of almost all Romanian literary magazines, also being the founder of several publications established under the aegis of the Romanian Cultural Foundation, an organisation he led as president until 2003. His most recent published volume, Nici vii, nici morti (Neither Alive, Nor Dead, 2012) illustrates the best the credo of the journalist who opposes truth to any rhetoric, unmasking the political masquerades of the moment. He was the President of the Romanian Cultural Institute until January 2005. In the same year, he re-launched the magazine Cultura (Culture), which he leads as editor-in-chief and editorialist. Augustin Buzura is a Doctor Honoris Causa of Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, a correspondent member of Sudosteuropa Gesellschaft and a member of the Romanian Academy, the Brazilian Academy of Letters and the Academy of Latinity.

Edition details

• Publisher: Profusion International Creative Consultancy
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0956867642
• ISBN 13: 9780956867643
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 520