Bibliotopia 2026 | Interview with Mircea Cărtărescu

Madness of History
Moderated by Daniel Medin

Mircea Cărtărescu is a poet, novelist, literary critic, and a member of the Romanian Writers’ Union and the European Cultural Parliament. His body of work, which has received numerous prestigious international awards, comprises more than thirty books. These include "Blinding: The Left Wing" (Archipelago, 2013), "Solenoid" (Pushkin Press, 2024), and "Theodoros" (Deep Vellum, 2026), all translated by Sean Cotter, as well as "Nostalgia" (Penguin, 2025). A masterpiece in the form of a hallucinatory diary, "Solenoid" skilfully weaves together the obsessions, dreams, and metaphysical anxieties of a man attempting to un-ravel the mysteries of existence while grappling with a strange conspiracy of normality.

Fondation Jan Michalski, Sunday 31 May 2026