Etichetă: communist
“Coada” de Dragoş Voicu
Apărut în anul 2009, roman premiat cu premiul pentru debut în proză al editurii Cartea Românească. Este un roman despre viaţa din comunism, văzută...
How I Came to Immigrate to America (XV)
Meeting the Two Sisters Shortly after we purchased our first car, the Pacer started acting up. One day, my mother and I went to...
Lightness of Being with Ileana Barbu
Ileana Barbu, Romanian artist who lives in Boulder, Colorado had an exhibition recently called Lightness of Being. The exhibition featured both watercolors and icons....
May 10th in Romanian History
May 10th has a triple meaning for the long history of the Romanian people. On this day in 1866, Carol Hohenzollern-Siegmaringen came to Romania...
A Fool’s Trap
Execuţia lui Ceauşescu după 14 ani "WE KNEW THE ENDING" Octavian Gheorghiu: We knew that we'd shoot the Ceausescus. We were clearly told...
How I Came to Immigrate to America (II)
You could not find any seafood except perhaps, once in a while, some frozen variety from China or somewhere far. This happened while Romania...
How I Came to Immigrate to America (I)
This is my personal story about the events leading to my immigration to America and what followed. The reason I am writing this is...
My School Years in Romania (XVIII)
First Job After College That was in a small town about 70 miles away from Bucharest. I was to teach English to both primary...
“The Hooligan’s Return”: A Romanian Expatriate Visits Home
Exiles are always wondering if they might not be better off somewhere else, and Norman Manea (foto), the distinguished Romanian novelist, is no exception....
My School Years in Romania (XI)
At one point, during the winter I came to school wearing a very slight pink chapstick. Well, I was turned back from the door...
