Wasted Morning by Gabriela Adamesteanu

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Wasted Morning

by Gabriela Adamesteanu

ISBN13: 9780810126374  ISBN10: 0810126370

 

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Publisher Comments:

Upon its original publication in 1983, Wasted Morning catapulted Gabriela Adamesteanu to the first rank of Romanian novelists. She has since been translated into many languages, and now her most famous novel is available in English for the first time. At the center of Wasted Morning is Vica Delca, a simple, poor woman in her seventies who has endured the endless series of trials and tribulations that was Romanian history from WWI to the end of the twentieth century. 

She's a born storyteller, chatting and gossiping tirelessly. But she also listens, so it is through her that Adamesteanu is able to show us a panoramic portrait of Romanian society as the fortunes of its various strata shift violently. Rich or poor, honest (more or less) or deceitful, all of the characters in this polyphonic novel are brought vividly to life. From Bucharest's aspirations to be the Paris of Eastern Europe to the darkest days of dictatorship, the novel presents a sweeping vision of the personal and collective costs of a turbulent century.

Synopsis:

Upon its original publication in 1983, Wasted Morning catapulted Gabriela Adamesteanu to the first rank of Romanian novelists. She has since been translated into many languages, and now her most famous novel is available in English for the first time. At the center of Wasted Morning is Vica Delca, a simple, poor woman in her seventies who has endured the endless series of trials and tribulations that was Romanian history from WWI to the end of the twentieth century. 

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About the Author

Gabriela Adamesteanu is one of Romania's most acclaimed authors. Among her best-known works of fiction are The Equal Way of Every Day (1975),Wasted Morning (1984), The Encounter (2007), and Provisional (2010). Her awards include the Romanian Academy Award for Fiction, The Romanian Writers Union Award, a Hellman Hammett Grant from Human Rights Watch. Her books have been translated and published in France, Spain, Italy, Russian, Israel, Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and Estonia.

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Table of Contents

Part One

Chapter 1. Strada Coriolan

Chapter 2. Berceni District

Chapter 3. Domenii Park

Chapter 4. Madam Ioniu

Chapter 5. Ivona

Part Two 

Chapter 6. Teatime

Chapter 7. Afternoon in the Rose Garden

Chapter 8. The Clematis Terrace

Part Three

Chapter 9. The Journal of Professor Mironescu

Part Four

Chapter 10. Geblescu

Chapter 11. Niki

Epilogue. Gelu

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780810126374

Author:

Adamesteanu, Gabriela

Publisher:

Northwestern University Press

Author:

Camiller, Patrick

Subject:

General Fiction

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Copyright:

2011

Edition Description:

1

Publication Date:

20110531

Binding:

HARDCOVER

Language:

English

Pages:

400

Dimensions:

9 x 6 in

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