Literature

14 Jul 2020

Carmen Firan / LIFE ANEW. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic

In times of calamity and social distress, it was often the writers who were called to imagine how the world would heal its wounds and begin again. Inspired by the creative examples of the past, we have summoned an extraordinary ensemble of authors and translators and challenged

7 Jul 2020

LIFE ANEW. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic / Simona Popescu

In times of calamity and social distress, it was often the writers who were called to imagine how the world would heal its wounds and begin again. Inspired by the creative examples of the past, we have summoned an extraordinary ensemble of authors and translators and challenged

30 Jun 2020

LIFE ANEW. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic / T.O. Bobe

In times of calamity and social distress, it was often the writers who were called to imagine how the world would heal its wounds and begin again. Inspired by the creative examples of the past, we have summoned an extraordinary ensemble of authors and translators and challenged

23 Jun 2020

LIFE ANEW. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic / Ioana Nicolaie

In times of calamity and social distress, it was often the writers who were called to imagine how the world would heal its wounds and begin again. Inspired by the creative examples of the past, we have summoned an extraordinary ensemble of authors and translators and challenged

16 Jun 2020

LIFE ANEW. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic / Robert Șerban

In time of calamity and social distress, it was often the writers who were called to imagine how the world would heal its wounds and begin again. Inspired by the creative examples of the past, we have summoned an extraordinary ensemble of authors and translators and challenged

9 Jun 2020

LIFE ANEW. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic / Andreea Răsuceanu

In time of calamity and social distress, it was often the writers who were called to imagine how the world would heal its wounds and begin again. Inspired by the creative examples of the past, we have summoned an extraordinary ensemble of authors and translators and challenged

2 Jun 2020

LIFE ANEW. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic / Ioan Es. Pop

In time of calamity and social distress, it was often the writers who were called to imagine how the world would heal its wounds and begin again. Inspired by the creative examples of the past, we have summoned an extraordinary ensemble of authors and translators and challenged

31 Jan 2020

Fascism, a Timely Debate

As the world grows frighteningly polarized and radicalized, we look back at the bitter lessons of Romanian fascism in the company of Romanian-American scholar Cristina Bejan, the author of a groundbreaking study on the ambiguous seductions of the extreme right, Intellectuals

21 Jun 2019 - 24 Jun 2019

Poetry 4x4: A Poetic Bridge New York – Bucharest / June 21-24, 2019

The biggest Romanian-American poetic contingent in years descends upon New York and Bucharest for two successive weeks of readings and performances hosted by popular dens of the spoken word scene. Organized in partnership with Bowery Poetry and the National Museum of Romanian

18 Apr 2019 - 18 Apr 2019

New York Is a Poem: An Evening with Andrei Codrescu / New York, 18.04.2019

One of the greatest poets of our time, American bard Andrei Codrescu is coming to the Romanian Cultural Institute on Murray Hill for an evening of brilliant verse, sparkling conversation, and irresistible charm. The prodigious author, who was born in Romania and moved to

21 Feb 2019 - 21 Feb 2019

Book Launch: An Ambassador Remembers / New York, 02.21.2019

Former U. S. Ambassador Alfred H. Moses launches his illuminating memoire, covering a crucial period in Romania’s recent history, Bucharest Diary: An American Ambassador’s Journey (Brookings Institution Press, 2018), at the Romanian Cultural Institute, in a dialogue

27 Nov 2018 - 29 Nov 2018

Award-winning Author Ioana Pârvulescu in New York City / Columbia University & Instituto Cervantes, 11.27-29.2018

Award-winning novelist, cultural journalist, translator and professor Ioana Pârvulescu, one of Romania’s finest writers, meets her New York readers in a series of events co-organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute between November 27-29. First time in the United States,