May Sound

 

Vlad Musatescu, the Extravagant – Dodo Niță

Reading Vlad Musatescu’s letters to Dodo Niță, I could not see a great difference to the writing style I was accustomed to while reading his books. He wrote letters the same way he wrote novels, and I remembered that I started inventing words after I had discovered his works. There’s a certain gentleness in almost all the lines from his letters, not only the custom one at the end.

I’ll try to translate below some of the things he wrote in the letters and which made me laugh:

„... because there are possibilities that enable the possibility and others that don’t”

„It’s formidabilous!”

„It hasn’t matter, life is in front of us.”

 

The Arges Literary Magazine was mentioned in the book, which was really funny since the new issue had just arrived at my house.

The Arges Literary Magazine – then and now

 

It seems that by the end of this year, the site dedicated to Vlad will be up and running -  https://vladmusatescu.ro/ . This makes me really happy and I cannot wait to browse through it.

 

And at the end of the book, I was again struck by the craving for a big tomato salad. But summer will come and Oxheart tomato will be available. And then, my dear master, I will honor you again! 

In Carturesti bookshops

 

Until recently, the book could be found only online at Carturesti bookshops, but now you can see it in their shelves. Here's a photo of it made by my husband.

George

 

First Sight

 

The book can be ordered from here - Corporația. Tipologii și ghid de supraviețuire – Editura Paralela 45 Editura Paralela 45

The Corporation. Typologies and Survival Guide – Emilia Muller

When it comes to our jobs, working in vain is not at all a foreign concept. An example? Until you receive the OK from your manager about the newsletter that needs to be sent, the campaigns included in it have already expired and you must redo the work. Or you must remake the slides in PowerPoint or (re)color the cells in Excel at the manager’s request until you find out that the project has been cancelled. Well, I did not stop at giving one example, it’s true.

I am happy to announce the publishing of ‘The Corporation. Typologies and Survival Guide’. I gathered here stories about going to job interviews, getting hired, resigning, and getting fired. Then, I divided colleagues and bosses into categories, specifically those that suck all our energy and motivation dry at our workplaces. I included some tips and tricks in order to survive such typologies, and at the end a corporation lexicon (a Rom-English dictionary used by people in Romania, especially in corporations).

More details you can find by accessing this link – and you can also browse through the book 

Wonder

I think Bogdan Simion is someone I could listen to with no stop whatsoever – talking and singing. 

He speaks so passionately about music, instruments, influences, adding historical data that leaves one enchanted. 

And when he starts singing, before you know it you’re in another world. A world where your body no longer belongs to you, and some elves are moving it about. But Bogdan Simion makes sure to bring you back gently to where you left from, and then you remain bewitched thinking of the place you just visited and you know that you’ll do everything in your power to listen to him again so that you can meet the wonder half way through.