Winner

My dear nephew gave me this drawing of bunnies. Today, the bunnies met and said hello to Shugu, before he left. 

Shugu is leaving in order to meet the rightful winner of the giveaway on goodreads.

The bunnies wish you a pleasant trip, Shugu!

The Student, 2016

I am writing under a strong impression left by the movie “Ученик” (in English, The Student).

One of the main characters in the movie says, at a certain moment, that puberty is a mental illness that is surpassed once adulthood is reached. I liked this phrase very much; even more because the adolescence period seems to always include elements impossible to be explained or anticipated. The movie centers upon an adolescent, Veniamin, who is looking for himself and finds comfort and support in the values described in the Bible. Being convinced that he must give himself entirely to the cause of the Bible, Veniamin refuses other alternatives and thus appear various conflictual situations. But Veniamin is not the only one refusing to consider other opinions or options. An entire world around him seems to live like he does, only not to the extremes.

A multitude of things appear in antithesis and I will not expose any of them, but there is an extremely touching metaphor at the end of the movie. That uneasiness dominating our society for a while now. Namely, having to choose between zealotry and the attempt to remain equidistant, taking evidence as guidance.

I also recommend this movie because you will be more surprised than you'd think.

Book launch

The “Adventures of tourists” returns with fresh forces. Now, in Romanian and in English.

The authoress and two lovely she-guests are happy to invite you to the launch of the bilingual edition of the short story collection entitled “Adventures of tourists”.

'Adventures of tourists' in bilingual edition

'Why don't you publish your books in English, too?', I was asked by non-native Romanian speakers.
And that's how the bilingual edition of the short story collection 'Adventures of tourists' appeared.
Do come Thursday, the 6th of April 2017, in the lobby of the County Library 'Octavian Goga' in Cluj-Napoca, to celebrate it being published.
I cannot wait to see you there! I, the authoress, and two very special guests.
See you at the library!