Dimitrie Dimăncescu: A Life of Purpose (book launch, film & talk)
Dimitrie Dimăncescu (1896-1984), the Romanian diplomat whose life resembles a novel, war hero decorated by three monarchs and a close collaborator of Winston Churchill, is one of the most remarkable figures of his time in Romanian history. “Uncharted Journey: Memoirs
Mirroring Discoveries: 100 years of Romanian-British Travelogues
Throughout the years, travel books have recorded memorable encounters between Romania and the UK. We conjure up 100 years of cross-border revelations and celebrate this great patrimony of ideas, images and perceptions through a one-day event of intellectual exchanges, organised
'Words on the Street': Dublin savours European prose
The Embassy of Romania in Ireland together with the Romanian Cultural Institute join forces again for another EUNIC initiative, 'Words on the Street', devoted to language and literature. Some great names of European writing take to the streets of Dublin, enriching
The Flavours of Poetry: Flamboyant Mircea Dinescu at RCI London
Renowned poet, star chef and TV personality Mircea Dinescu is our guest at 1 Belgrave Square for the launch of his most recent poetry collection in English, 'The Barbarians’ Return', published by the prestigious Bloodaxe Books. The famous author, admired for
Eliade, Back in Belgravia
Following the enthusiastic reception in Britain of Mircea Eliade’s first novel, 'Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent', Istros Books continue their incursion into the renowned philosopher and author’s creative universe with an equally enthralling autobiographical
Polyphonic: Animated Poetry and Music
The culmination of the Romanian programme at the London Book Fair is a multimedia poetry show celebrating the Centenary of Romanian Unification (1918-2018) through poetry, visuals and music. The event features ten of the most talented young Romanian poets of diverse ethnic
Writing Fashion: an encounter with Fashion Guru Sanda Miller
Join us for the launch of Sanda Miller and Peter McNeil’s “Fashion Journalism: History, Theory, and Practice”, a ground-breaking history of fashion writing and a fascinating exploration of the impact of ideology and technology on the way we think and conceptualize
'The Book of Whispers' Launches in London
As the Festive Season is about to begin, we invite you to a literary soiree centred upon one of the most amazing Romanian literary breakthroughs in recent memory. Politician turned author Varujan Vosganian talks about his overwhelming novel “The Book of Whispers”, recently
ICR, gazda unui eveniment emoționant dedicat lui Augustin Buzura
La Institutul Cultural Român a avut loc, joi seară, 5 octombrie, un eveniment extrem de emoționat dedicat memoriei și personalității lui Augustin Buzura. Discursurile rostite de Liliana Țuroiu, președintele Institutului Cultural Român, Angela Martin, autoarea
Herta Müller: An Afternoon with a Nobel Laureate
Romanian-born German writer Herta Müller, the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature, meets her London readers for an afternoon of great literature and fiery conversation. The iconoclast author, equally famous for her brilliant prose and intransigent public advocacy,
Literature Conquers the Streets
Romania is represented at a popular EUNIC event, which fills the streets of Dublin with some of the best stories of contemporary European prose, by T. O. Bobe’s 'The Most Beautiful Woman in the World'. The readings will take place at Dublin Writers’ Museum
A Romanian Poetic Trio for Ledbury Festival
As the summer kicks in, three of Romania’s most exciting women poets – Ana Blandiana, Magda Cârneci and Svetlana Cârstean – join translator Viorica Pâtea for a special event curated by British author Fiona Sampson MBEat the prestigious Ledbury Poetry Festival, the