Tag Archives: The Levant

Mircea Cărtărescu’s Interview for De Reactor: On Solenoid, mites, butterflies, Kafka, untranslatability, censorship, a paradise in ruins, and his latest novel Theodoros

Posted on October 6, 2022 by The Untranslated

I am honoured to publish on my blog the English original of the recent interview that Mircea Cărtărescu, one of my favourite living authors, has given to the Dutch-language platform for literary criticism De Reactor. Big thanks to the contributing … Continue reading →

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The Levant (Le Levant, Levantul) by Mircea Cărtărescu

Posted on May 5, 2017 by The Untranslated

I have chosen for this review the French translation of The Levant carried out by Nicolas Cavaillès. It’s essential to let you know from the outset that neither this version, nor the Spanish and the Swedish ones are the translations of … Continue reading →

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