<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper aims to analyze the (post)communism era in Romania, as it is portrayed in the novels of Petru Cimpoeșu, Dan Lungu and Patrick McGuinness. The study wants to highlight three different perspectives on the communist regime, depending on the vision of each writer: the existential shades of gray, in the case of Cimpoesu’s novels, the nostalgia of Dan Lungu’s characters, but also the perception of the foreign eye on the totalitarian reality in our country, as for Patrick McGuinness. The paper also emphasizes the reasons why the literary theme of communism still arouses such great interest in contemporary literature and the importance of reading such works through the filter of the present.</p></abstract>

This paper aims to analyze the (post)communism era in Romania, as it is portrayed in the novels of Petru Cimpoeșu, Dan Lungu and Patrick McGuinness. The study wants to highlight three different perspectives on the communist regime, depending on the vision of each writer: the existential shades of gray, in the case of Cimpoesu’s novels, the nostalgia of Dan Lungu’s characters, but also the perception of the foreign eye on the totalitarian reality in our country, as for Patrick McGuinness. The paper also emphasizes the reasons why the literary theme of communism still arouses such great interest in contemporary literature and the importance of reading such works through the filter of the present.

Despre (Post)Comunismul Românesc. Trei Formule Narative Și Trei Studii De Caz: Petru Cimpoeşu, Dan Lungu Și Patrick Mcguinness

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This paper aims to analyze the (post)communism era in Romania, as it is portrayed in the novels of Petru Cimpoeșu, Dan Lungu and Patrick McGuinness. The study...

Despre (Post)Comunismul Românesc. Trei Formule Narative Și Trei Studii De Caz: Petru Cimpoeşu, Dan Lungu Și Patrick Mcguinness

Publié en ligne: 18 mars 2021

Pages: 156 - 178

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/clb-2020-0011

Mots clés
(post)communism, reality & fiction, Romania, memories, totalitarism

© 2020 Andreea Zavicsa, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Despre (Post)Comunismul Românesc. Trei Formule Narative Și Trei Studii De Caz: Petru Cimpoeşu, Dan Lungu Și Patrick Mcguinness

Publié en ligne: 18 mars 2021

Pages: 156 - 178

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/clb-2020-0011

Mots clés(post)communism, reality & fiction, Romania, memories, totalitarism

© 2020 Andreea Zavicsa, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
(post)communism, reality & fiction, Romania, memories, totalitarism