Lit in Translation

Dan Lungu

Born 1969 · Romania

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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Observator cultural 2019 · Shortlist

    Pîlpîiri

    Title translated by AI:“Flickers”

    Dan Lungu · 49 when first published

    Novel · 264 pages · Satire

    AI-generated summary:An eccentric, mysterious man on leave to recover or explore his identity goes to a village, a world he knows only from computer games, in search of a strictly personal research method and subject that will redefine his life.

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    Observator cultural 2015 · Shortlist

    Fetița care se juca de-a Dumnezeu

    Title translated by AI:“The Little Girl Who Played God”

    Dan Lungu · 45 when first published

    Novel · 360 pages · Migration, Family

    AI-generated summary:To get her family out of debt, Letiția leaves to work in Rome for a few months as a housekeeper and carer, while her daughters stay behind in Romania.