Literature

1 Mar 2024 - 1 Mar 2024

“The Blade of Words”: The Start of the Women’s History Month Celebrations at RCI

As the Women’s History Month is about the begin, we inaugurate a string of special events dedicated to spectacular female achievements in the arts with an evening of performance, poetry and photography presenting Romanian-born poet and women`s health clinician Anca Stuparu

9 Nov 2023 - 16 Nov 2023

Amplu turneu de lansare în Statele Unite a volumului de memorii semnat de Dennis Deletant, unul dintre cei mai reputați specialiști străini în istoria României

Professor Dennis Deletant, the celebrated scholar of Romanian communism, once considered by Nicolae Ceaușescu an enemy of the state, returns to America for a launching tour of his recently published book of memoirs, entitled In Search of Romania (Hurst, 2022), a hugely

2 Nov 2023 - 2 Nov 2023

Romanian-American Transmedia Playwright and Artist Kat Mustatea at European Literature Night 2023

Authors, translators, and performers representing 11 European countries will gather in New York City for the annual European Literature Night. Hosted by Ukrainian Institute of America, the program will feature inspiring multilingual readings, Q&As, and panel discussions

1 Nov 2023 - 1 Nov 2023

Iconoclast Domnica Rădulescu at Feraru Conferences Online

The next episode of the Feraru Conferences, our oldest online program, exploring relevant topics on both side of the Atlantic, puts front and center writer, playwright and academic Domnica Rădulescu, one of the most original and prolific Romanian-American authors, in a

23 Jun 2023 - 23 Jun 2023

Doctors of Words: William Maz and Adrian Sângeorzan present their new novels at the RCI

Thrilling new Romanian books in EnglishTwo of the most prolific Romanian-American authors, both revered physicians with a passion for words, return to the Romanian Cultural Institute on June 23 to discuss and read from their most recent books. While different in subject

3 Apr 2023 - 14 Apr 2023

Mircea Cărtărescu: The Breakthrough American Tour

Come meet the author of hypnotizing SOLENOID, finalist of Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, named one of the best books of 2022 by the New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, The Financial Times, and Words Without BordersWhile not his first English translation, Mircea Cărtărescu’s

24 Feb 2023 - 24 Feb 2023

"SHATTERED: SYMBOLIC GESTURE". ARTISTS REACT TO RUSSIAN AGGRESION

As the start of Putin’s abominable assault on Ukraine nears one year, join us in celebration of the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people through visual art & spoken word. Presented in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute of America, SHATTERED: SYMBOLIC

16 Nov 2022

„Noaptea Literaturii Europene” de la New York reafirmă solidaritatea scriitorilor cu Ucraina

„Noaptea Literaturii Europene” / “European Literature Night”, unul dintre cele mai importante proiecte ale asociației institutelor culturale europene din New York, EUNIC NY, va avea loc miercuri, 16 noiembrie, reunind nu mai puțin de 11 scriitori și traducători

6 Oct 2022

RCI New York Reads Adriana Carcu and Ioana Ieronim

Two of the most compelling Romanian authors living abroad, Adriana Carcu from Heidelberg, Germany, and Ioana Ieronim from Washington, D. C. , reunite at the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York to entice their American readers with their newest books in English - The

24 May 2022 - 24 Jun 2022

Memory as Performance: Bogdan Coșa Remembers His "First American"

Our online series “My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits”, where some of the best-known contemporary Romanian writers recall their consequential encounter with the first American seen up and close, continues with poet, prose writer and editor Bogdan

21 Jun 2022

Consequential Encounters: Adriana Babeți Meets America’s Language Wizard

Today's episode of “My First American” online series features writer and academic Adriana Babeți, the charismatic popess of Romanian cultural studies and one of the foremost experts in the literary & intellectual history of Central Europe. A consummate polymath

21 May 2022 - 21 May 2022

Philosopher Costică Brădățan at Night of Ideas 2022

ProfessorCostică Brădățan of Texas Tech University, one of the most original voices in contemporary philosophy, joins the exquisite line-up of luminaries that will offer their thoughts at the inspiring Night of Ideas, the nocturnal marathon of philosophical debates and