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Mircea Cărtărescu

He was born in Bucharest.

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Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu at Zsolnay-Lesefest in Vienna.

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Mircea Cărtărescu studied at Faculty of Letters (Bucharest University) and Cantemir Vodă National College. The recorded working language is Romanian, French and Dutch.

The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, science fiction and poetry.

Employment is recorded with University of Stuttgart and University of Bucharest.

Distinctions recorded are Vilenica Prize, Thomas Mann Prize, Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding and Austrian State Prize for European Literature.

Mircea Cărtărescu is recorded as having studied at Faculty of Letters (Bucharest University) and Cantemir Vodă National College.

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  1. 1956

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    Mircea Cărtărescu was born in 1956 at Bucharest.

  2. 2022

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    Mircea Cartarescu - Solenoid (2022) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  3. 2022

    Institution

    Mircea Cartarescu - Solenoid digitised by Internet Archive.

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  1. 1956

    Mircea Cărtărescu was born in 1956 at Bucharest.

  2. 2022

    Mircea Cartarescu - Solenoid (2022) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  3. 2022

    Mircea Cartarescu - Solenoid digitised by Internet Archive.

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Formation and teaching. Cărtărescu studied at Faculty of Letters (Bucharest University) and Cantemir Vodă National College. The record notes the qualifications honorary doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy and Bachelor of Arts.

Mircea Cărtărescu worked in creative and professional writing, science fiction, poetry, literary criticism and journalism. His work is associated with Postmodernism.

He was employed by University of Stuttgart and University of Bucharest.

Mircea Cărtărescu received Vilenica Prize, Thomas Mann Prize, Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding, Austrian State Prize for European Literature, Commander of the Order of Faithful Service and Order of Honour.

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