Mircea Cărtărescu, born in 1956 in Bucharest, made his debut as a poet at the age of 22 and published a series of poetry volumes which made him one of the leading figures of his generation.
Mircea Cărtărescu, born in 1956 in Bucharest, made his debut as a poet at the age of 22 and published a series of poetry volumes which made him one of the leading figures of his generation. Towards the end of the 1980's he turned to prose, without abandoning the poetical quality of his poetry. His latest publication will appear this autumn.