The Levant (poem)

The Levant
AuthorMircea Cărtărescu
Original titleLevantul
LanguageRomanian
PublisherCartea românească
Publication date
1990
Publication placeRomania
Pages223
ISBN973-23-0236-4

The Levant (Romanian: Levantul) is a 1990 epic poem by the Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu. Consisting of twelve cantos in verse, the narrative begins in the early 19th century, and follows a band of Wallachian adventurers and pirates, who return to their native land in an attempt to overthrow an oppressor. Cărtărescu uses the poem to highlight oriental influences in Romanian culture.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Segel, Harold B. (2008). The Columbia literary history of Eastern Europe since 1945. New York City: Columbia University Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-231-13306-7.
  • The Levant at the publisher's website (in Romanian)


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