Gabriela ADAMEȘTEANU
GABRIELA ADAMEŞTEANU is a leading novelist, one of the most prominent Romanian writers of to-day.
Born in 1942, she graduated with a degree in Literature and worked as a editor of the encyclopaedia (1965–1985) and creative literature (1985–1990).
After the revolution, Adameşteanu ran the 22, a highly influential cultural, social and political weekly (1991-2005) and now manages a literary supplement, Bucureştiul Cultural.
As a member of Women’s Editon (1998–2001), an international team of editors organised by the Population Reference Bureau, she championed women’s rights.
She has been a writer in residency in the USA (Iowa City, 1990; Leding House, 2004), France (College pour les traducteurs litteraires, Arles, Dec. 2001–Ian.
2002; Maison des écrivains, Saint-Nazaire, Jan.–March 2004, Villa Marguerite Yourcenar, 2011).
In 2005 she was special guest of the Belles Etrangères festival in France and, in 2006, of the Literaturfestival in Berlin.
She was president of the Romanian Pen Club (2004-2006) and member of the
Jury for Latin Union Prize (2007–2009).
In Romania, her fiction has won many national awards.
She is best selling author, her prose have been reprinted many times and translated in 16 languages, by well-known publishing houses like Gallimard, Lumen Random House, Mondadori, Nothwestern University Press, Europa ş.a .
The texture of her fiction is frequently a synthesis between her precise writing and colloquial speech / stream of consciousness. Her work masterfully highlights the interplay between over arching themes such as memory, history and destiny.
Gabriela Adameşteanu has published four novels, short stories collections, essays and translations.
List of publications:
FICTION
1. DRUMUL EGAL AL FIECAREI ZILE (“The Equal Way of Every Day”), novel, Cartea Romaneasca Publishing House, 1975; Eminescu Publishing House, 1978; Litera Publishing House, 1991; Institutul Cultural Român Publishing House, 2004; Polirom Publishing House 2008.
The novel was translated in:
Bulgaria, Sofia, Balkani, 2007, translation Rumiana Stanceva; France (under the title “Vienne le jour”), Gallimard, 2009, translation Marily le Nir; Germany, Schöffling, 2013, translation Georg Aescht.
2. DIMINEAŢA PIERDUTĂ (Wasted Morning), novel, Cartea Romaneasca Publishing House,1984; Albatros Publishing House, 1992; Gramar Publishing House, 1997; Polirom Publishing House, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012 (Opere,1).
The novel was translated in:
France, Gallimard , 2005, translation Alain Paruit; Spain, Lumen Random House Mondadori, Barcelona, 2009, Translation Simona Vasquez Alvear; SUA, Nortwesthern University Press, 2011, translation Patrick Camiller; Poland, Wab, 2012, translation by Tomasz Klimkowski; Portugal, Don Quijote, 2012, translation Cecilia Andrade; Italy, Atmosphere Libri,2012, translation Roberto Merlo and Cristiana Francone; Hungary, Europa, 2009, translation Gabriella Koszta; Turkey Yapi Kredi, 2011, translation Una Leial; Israel, Nymrod Books, 2007, translation Iotam Reuveny; Bulgaria, Balkani, 2006, translation Rumiana Stanceva; Estonia, Eesti Raamat, 1991 translation Natalie Alver şi Riina Jesmin.
3. INTÂLNIRE, (The Encounter), novel, Polirom 2003; 2007; 2008;2013
The novel was translated in:
Italy, Nottetempo, 2010, translation by Roberto Merlo; Bulgaria, Panorama, 2005, translation Rumiana Stanceva; Hungary, Palamart, 2007, translation Csiki Laszlo. Contract with Dalkey Archieve Press.
4. PROVIZORAT (Provisional), novel, Polirom, 2010, 2011, 2013.
Translated: France, Situation Provisoire, Gallimard, 2013; Hungary, Europa, 2013,translation Gabriela Koszta; Bulgaria, Balkani, 2006, translation Rumiana Stanceva.
5. DĂRUIEŞTE-ŢI O ZI DE VACANŢĂ (Give Yourself a day off), short stories, Cartea Romaneasca, 1979; 1979; Paralela 45, 2002; Polirom (Opere, 2, Gara de Est) 2008; Polirom (Vara-primavara) 2013.
Translated: Russia (Podari cebe deni kanikul), Raduga, 1989, translation by Tatiana Ivanova; Estonian (Anna Endale uks Vaba Peev), Loomingu Raamatukogu,Tallin, 1988.
6. VARA-PRIMAVARA (Summer-Spring), short stories, Cartea Romaneasca, 1989; Paralela 45, 2002; Polirom, 2008.
NONFICTION
JOURNALISM
1. Obsesia politicii (The Obsession of Politics), interviews, Clavis Publishers, 1995.
2. Cele doua Românii (The two Romanias), political comentaries, memories, Institutul European, 2000.
Antologies
1. Erkundungen ll .33 Rumanischer Erzahler. Berlin. Verlag Volk and Welt,1985.Tante Vica, trad. Gerhardt Csejka.
2. The Phantom church and other stories from Romania. University of Pittsburg Press,1996. Edited and translated by Georgiana Fârnoagă and Sharon King. Selection byFlorin Manolescu. A Commun Path/Oră de navetă.
3. “Ich trage das Land – Das Frauen-Buch der Rander”, Viena, 1996.
4. Les Belles Etrangers. Ecrivains roumains. Paris, 2005, L Inventaire.”La Rencontre” , trad. Alain Paruit.
5 . MEETING nr.5. L Invention du Livre. Editions meet, Saint Nazaire, 2005. Chaos and Coerence, trad .Marie France Ionesco and. Alain Paruit.
6. Words without borders. “The world through the eyes of writers” .An anthology edited by Samantha Schnee, Alane Salierno
Mason and Dedi Felman. Anchor Books, a division of Random House, New York, 2007.Provisional.
7. MEETING nr. 5, Editions meet,2007. „Avoir vingt ans. ”Chaos and Coerence, trad. Marily Le Nir
8. Jan Willem Boss- Moderne Roemeense Verhalen, Amsterdam, 2008, L’ Air du temps.
9. Huszadik szazadi roman novellak. Budapesta, Noran, 2009. Nyugtalansag-Neliniştea, trad. Csiki Laszlo.
10 .„Writers –on – writing”,an anthology by Norman Manea and Sanda Cordoş, translations Carla Baricz and Raluca Manea, New York,2011. Chaos and Coerence
11. Skräpliv.Rumanska Berattelser.Urval av Eva Leonte och Ingemar E. Nilsson.”Gara de est”. Oversattninggar av JeanaJarlsbo och Anna Hedman.2013
Reviews
1. OST/WES. Der Literatur Bote., September 1990, Frankfurt/Main, Pendlerstunde/Oră de naveta,trad. Gerhardt Csejka.
2. EXQUISITE CORPSE, Journal of books, 1983, Dialogue, trad. Dan Cristea şi Stavros Deligiorgios.
3. MEET, nr.6, St. Nazaire, 2003, Rue Coriolan , trad. Alain Paruit.
4. Balkani,nr. 3, Sofia.2005. Precreşcianie.-Întâlnirea,trad. Rumiana Stanceva.
5. Sinn und Form, Mioritische Passivität und Inauguralkomplex.Dar literarische Leben Rumäniens unter mythologischen Aspekt, Marz-April 2008, trad. Anke Pfeifer
6. Liaisons. Numero 27. Saint-Gilles, Bruxelles, Belgique. 2008. La Rencontre-Intâlnirea , trad. Marie France Ionesco.
7. The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Writing from postcommunist Romania, spring 2010, vol. XXX, nr. 1(“Gabriela Adamesteanu – The hour commute” / Oră de navetă, translated by Georgiana Galateanu-Farnoaga and Robert Denis.
8. Prospektiva. Rivista letteraria fondata a Siena nel 1999. Anno X, nr. 49. La solita strada dei giorni uguali-Drumul egal al fiecărei zile, trad. Anita Bernacchia.
9. Spiegelungen. Zeitschrift für deutsche Kultur and Geschichte Südosteuropas,Heft 1, Jahrgang 6/ 60 ,Munchen, 2011 (Der immergleicheWeg eines jeden Tages, roman fragment, ubersetzum Georg Aescht).
10. Armada. Zeventiende jaargang nr.62,maart 2011, Amsterdam. (Gabriela Adamesteanu- De gebaande wegen van alledag/”Drumul egal
al fiecarei zile”, Vertaling Jan Willem Bos).
11. WESPENNEST, Viena sept.2004;2007
PRESS REVIEWS
– “The Dictionary of Literary Biography – Twentieth-Century Eastern European Writers”, Third Series,edited by Steven Serafin,Hunter College of the City University of New York, 2001.
– Times Literary Supplement, 2 sept.201,Alan Brownjohn- “Plum brandy from the ruins”.
– Le Monde, 18 nov. 2005-Raphaelle Rerolle- “Personne n’est innocent”.
– Lire, nov. 2005- Andre Clavel-“Adamesteanu, la romanciere qui lit dans le coeurs”.
– L’Humanite, nov.2005-Alain Nicolas-“Les Belles Etrangeres a l’heure de la litterature roumaine”.
– Le Monde, 18 june 2019-Stephanie Dupays-“Jours d’attente en Roumanie”
– La Quinzaine Litteraire, dec. 2005 –Gabrielle Napoli-“Une matinee perdue pour une époque retrouvee”
– Tageblatt,2009 -Especes de provincials,
– Le Matricule des Anges,juillet 2009- Thierry Guichard –“Le prix a payer”
– La Liberte,avril 2009
– L’Express,avril.2013, Andre Clavel-L’amour au temps de la Securitate”
– Magazine litteraire, mars 2013, Alexis Libaert-Situation Provisoire
– Le Monde, ,mars 2013- Stephanie Dupays-L’adultere sous l’oeil de Ceausescu
– 24 Ore, 28.11.2010- Andrea Bajani-Un’Odissea romena
– La Stampa, 22.10.2010- Alessandra Iadicicco-Il drama di Ulisse pergli esuli di Ceausescu
– Neue Zurcher Zeitung,april 2013-Jan Koneffke-“ Die Vergangenheit ist uberraschender als die Zukunft “
– Deutschlandradio Kultur 5 febr. 2013-Jorg Plath-Leben als Gedachtnidraum
– Neue Zurcher Zeitung, 31 marz 2013- Stefana Sabin- Dorfpomeranze wird zur Stadtintellektuellen
AWARDS
Recipient of the Hellmann Hammett Grant by Human Rights Watch (2002) for her commitment to the democratization of Romania.
President of honour of the Romanian Goncourt, she received from the French Minister of Culture the distinction of Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres(2013).
1975- The Debut Romanian Writers’ Union Award and The Romanian Academy Award for “The Equal Way of Every Day”. The French edition,was nominated to Jean Monnet European Award (2010)
2006 – “ Wasted Morning” received the appreciation of French literary critics and was short -listed for the Prize for Latin Union.