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Alright, I'm going to ask something pretty damn specific. As a chinaman, I'm looking into romanian literature and romanian canon. Do any of you know where to start? I'm talking purely romanian authors with great stories and prose, not translated greeks and joyce or whatever else.
So far I heard about I. L. Caragiale and Eminescu but Eminescu wrote poetry with some prose here and there, and I want prose only.

>> No.9165653

>>9165613
>I want prose only
Fukkin why?

>> No.9165661

>>9165613
>As a chinaman, I'm looking into romanian literature and romanian canon.
any particular reason?

>> No.9165670
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9165670

>>9165653
Well first of all I need a better grasp at the language without having my head filled with metaphors and flowery romance hip-hop lyrics from 100 years ago.
I'm kidding, I like poetry but I really do want to have a better grasp at the flow of the language so to speak, how people read, speak and write it, but within literature.
And second of all I think there's hidden gems within the romanian canon, purely based on my limited knowledge of it. Read some folk tales and Ion Creanga, there's dope stuff there methinks.

>> No.9165697

>>9165670
Oh, that's completely understandable. I'll definitely check some stuff out

>> No.9165705

>>9165661
Going to study and live in Romania for a year or more and I like the language a lot, and after reading what I think it is too little of romanian literature, I honestly want to know more. At the same time I know nobody to ask / too anxious to spark up conversations with random people, so I go to the next available place that talks about literature. I once tried go to a library but they suggested basic school stories and (again) poetry. Granted, my spoken romanian is trash, but what's with romanians and their damn poetry?

>> No.9165819

>>9165705
Did you try any poetry? Was it too difficult?
Where are you going to live in Romania? I live in what's slowly becoming the Chinatown of Bucharest (also arabtown, but hey, we're EU now so that's to be expected).
There's some relevant discussion in this thread too >>>9160947