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About Mircea Cărtărescu

Birth

1956

Biography

Mircea Cărtărescu is a Romanian novelist, poet, short-story writer, literary critic, and essayist.

Born in Bucharest in 1956, Mircea Cărtărescu is one of the most prominent figures of Romanian postmodernism.

His prolific career spans over 100 works, including poetry, essays, literary criticism, and science fiction.

He is globally recognized for his ambitious Orbitor trilogy, a project that took him over twelve years to complete.

In addition to his writing, he has shared his vast literary knowledge as a professor at the University of Bucharest.

His masterpiece Solenoid is considered a fundamental piece of his narrative, establishing him as an author translated into over 20 languages.