Lead article
Monica Lovinescu was one of the leading voices at Radio Free Europe and an important foe of Communism. The Observer publishes a text dated July 13, 1981 from Lovinescu’s Posteritatea contemporana / Contemporary Posterity (Bucharest: Humanitas, 1994). It describes the Writers’ Union’s solidarity against the Communist regime. Monica Lovinescu died in Paris on April 20.
Politics
Bedros Horasangian writes in homage to literary critic and leading dissident Monica Lovinescu.
Ciprian Ciucu concludes that during his tenure Minister of Education Cristian Adomnitei did one thing right: he didn’t make things worse.
Latest
Ciprian Stanescu writes about Sorin Oprescu’s decision to retire from the Social Democratic Party in order to join the mayoral race in Bucharest as an independent candidate.
Cristian Cercel looks at Locuri memoriale din Romania. Piata Universitatii (Memorable Places in Romania: University Square) by Valeriu Antonivici and Mirel Banica. The film opened at the Museum of the Romanian Peasant on April 17.
Gabriela Adamesteanu discusses major problems raised by Antonio Tabucchi’s latest novel Tristano muore (Milan: Feltrinelli, 2004).
Dana Pirvan-Jenaru reports on Exile: a Privileged Trauma, a meeting with Norman Manea at the Group for Social Dialogue. Gabriela Adamesteanu and Stelian Tanase chaired the meeting on April 16.
Iulia Popovici reads a letter sent by director Andrei Serban on the occasion of the 16th annual UNITER Gala at which his Uncle Vania was acclaimed “best theatrical production of the year.” The ceremony took place at the Bucharest National Theatre on April 14.
Book reviews
Paul Cernat takes a critical look at Ion Simut’s Simptomele actualitatii literare (Symptoms of the Latest in Literature, Oradea: Biblioteca
