Writer

Studies

The Faculty of Letters – University of Bucharest.

PhD in Philology, 1999 Research scholarships in Romania and abroad: scholarship granted by the New Europe College Bucharest (1997-1998), and Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (2001), and guest professor at the Romanistik Institut in Vienna (first semester, 2002).

In 2005 scholarship granted by Landis & Gyr (Zug, Switzerland).

Professional Experience

In the following fields: education, literary and editorial works.

Publishes literary criticism, essays, various articles in literary magazines (România Liberă, Dilema, Dilema Veche, Vineri, etc): between 30-50 articles published annually, beginning with 1993.

Responsible with the literary criticism section at România Literară, since 1993. At NEC: takes part in the research group studying the 17th century thought.

Initiates and is responsible for the ”Cartea de pe Noptieră” series at the Humanitas Publishing House (over 100 titles): the selection, presentation on the fourth cover, series’ coordinator.

Presently: Lecturer Doctor at the Faculty of Letters in Bucharest, editor at România Literară, and coordinator of the ”Cartea de pe Noptieră” series at the Humanitas Publishing House.

Associations and Professional Organizations

The Romanian Writers’ Union, since 1999

AICL (The International Association of Literary Critics)

RSGI (Regensburger Schriftstellergruppe International)

Founding Member of the Comparatistics Society in Romania

Works

Lenevind într-un ochi (poetry, Eminescu Publishing House, 1990)

Alfabetul Doamnelor (essay, Crater Publishing House, 1999, awarded with the Romanian Writers’ Union Prize for Literary Criticism)

Prejudecăţi literare (theory and literary criticism, Univers Educaţional Publishing House, 1999).

Întoarcere în Bucureştiul Interbelic (essay, Humanitas Publishing House, 2003).

În intimitatea secolului 19 (essay, Humanitas Publishing House, 2005, the prize for ”The Most Wanted Book” – the Journalists’ award at Gaudeamus, the Romanian Writers’ Union Prize for essay and literary criticism, the Prize for Excellence “Book of the Year” of UNPR).

De ce te iubesc. Paradoxurile iubirii in poezia lumii. (Anthology, Humanitas, 2006)

Translations

Angelus Silesius, Călătorul Heruvimic / Cherubinischer Wandersmann (Humanitas Publishing House, 1999)

Maurice Nadeau, Să fie binecuvântaţi (Est Publishing House, 2002)

Numerous contributions to collective volumes, co-author of the Romanian Language and Literature Textbooks (the Educational Humanitas Series).