Born 1971 · Romania
Observator cultural 2025 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“Clandestine”
Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari · 53 when first published
Novel · Family
AI-generated summary:An epistolary road novel that moves between the hills of Bistrița and faraway islands, with family dramas swinging between past and present and, in the foreground, a sniper devoted to his half-sister.
Observator cultural 2014 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“The Sniper”
Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari · 42 when first published
Novel · 247 pages · Love
AI-generated summary:When a mysterious family arrives in town, two young lovers who share a passion for literature are pulled apart: she marries the newcomers’ son, and he becomes a mercenary.
Observator cultural 2011 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“Closeness”
Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari · 39 when first published
Novel · Love, Migration
AI-generated summary:Three Romanian poets make a pact: each will travel the world for five years in search of the sources of poetry.