Literature

14 Apr 2016 - 14 Apr 2016

Sebastian: Music as Survival / 14.04.2016/ London

hrough his amazing diary, covering almost ten years between 1935-1944, Mihail Sebastian has given us one of the most important moral testimonies of the 20th century. Living isolated and hunted in a country that had descended into political madness, the great writer sought

13 Apr 2016 - 13 Apr 2016

Eliade after Eliade / 13.04.2016/ London

One of the greatest names of Romanian culture and a seminal historian of religions, Mircea Eliade is this year's focus of the Romanian programme at the London Book Fair. Original and encyclopaedic, regarded as a Renaissance-like character in the range of his scientific

12 Apr 2016 - 12 Apr 2016

Angels, Adolescents and Trucks: New Romanian Books in English / 12.04.2016/ London

The latest Romanian books in English are presented in a special event hosted by Waterstones Piccadilly, the flagship London bookshop and the biggest bookstore in Europe. The event brings together authors Ruxandra Cesereanu ('Angelus', Lavender Ink) and Dumitru

25 Feb 2016 - 25 Feb 2016

Identities In-Between: The ethnonational under scrutiny

Drawn from the fascinating experience of East-Central European pluralism, Oxford Brookes University's Marius Turda together with University of Oxford's Jan Fellerer andRobert Pyrah tackle the often politically-charged theme of identity against the backdrop

10 Dec 2015 - 10 Dec 2015

The Tragicomic Condition: An Evening with Matei Vişniec

Join us for the launch of Matei Vişniec's 'How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients and Other Plays', the first anthology in English of the Romanian theatre's most prolific and revered contemporary playwright.  'How to Explain

28 Aug 2015 - 28 Nov 2015

George Tomaziu: The Artist Who Came in From the Cold

George Tomaziu, a painter by vocation and spy by necessity, could have descended directly from the pages of a Graham Green or John le Carré novel. He joined the MI6 during the first years of the WWII in order to fight the Nazis who had occupied much of Europe. He later

12 Nov 2015 - 12 Nov 2015

Grete Tartler in conversation with Edmund de Waal

Acclaimed Romanian poet Grete Tartler and best-selling author and ceramist Edmund de Waal discuss the Romanian roots and enduring international influence of the great poet Paul Celan. The exchange is followed by Edmund de Waal's launching of his highly acclaimed new

6 Nov 2015 - 7 Nov 2015

The Third Edition of the London Conference of Romanian Anglicists

We are delighted to co-organize and host the 3rd edition of the International Conference of Romanian Anglicists, an academic event centred upon the inextinguishable works of William Shakespeare that brings together scholars and researchers from the best English departments

29 Oct 2015 - 29 Oct 2015

Gellu Naum: The Incendiary Wanderer

Renowned author and critic Simona Popescu, founder of Gellu Naum Foundation and one of the great poet’s closest confidants, discusses Naum’s fascinating persona and enduring literary appeal in the company of poet, translator and cultural animator Stephen Watts.

1 Jul 2015 - 1 Jul 2015

From the Eternal City to Hadrian’s Wall

Before the season of sojourns and vacations kicks in, we invite you to a trip like no other - that from the Imperial Rome to Roman Britain - , vividly brought to life in minute detail by historian and writer Bronwen Riley.  To accompany the launch of her most recent book,

21 Jun 2015

'The Morometes' by Marin Preda - Excerpts from the 1957 English edition

Excerpts from the 1957 English edition of the novel, translated by N. Mişu and published by The Foreign Languages Publishing House, Bucharest. This publication is part of the Romanian Cultural Institute’s The Morometes 60: The Jubilee of a Masterpiece programme,

12 Jun 2015 - 20 Jun 2015

Competition: Show London to Moromete!

Moromete is in London.  One way or another he made his way here and he wants to visit the city - but where should he go? Help him discover London!Step 1: Print or download Moromete's photo on your mobile device. Step 2: Take a picture of Moromete in a place that