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Solenoide | Mircea C?rt?rescu

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Considered to be the most popular book from Romanian author Mircea Cartarescu, Solenoide is a monumental novel that reminds us of great authors such as Kafka and Pynchon. It is the long diary of an unsuccessful writer living in the sad and grey city of Bucarest. He buys a boat-house which contains a strange machine: a dentist chair provided with controls.

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Solenoid | Mircea C?rt?rescu

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Solenoid is so many things that an effort to describe it becomes merely a list of adjectives that distract from the fact that above all else this is an absolutely beautiful novel.

Cartarescu‘s writing (translated by Sean Cotter) is vivid and flowing, I would gladly read him describing a walk to the mailbox.

Kaag This novel has a very interior feel to it. The author is drawing from his life experience, the diarist in the novel is documenting his life, there is a focus on self reflection and a connection to the city at the center of it all, Bucharest.

Solenoid showcases the best of magical realism in what has to be one of my top 5 novels. (edited) 2y

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TheBibliophilicOwl

Solenoid | Mircea Cărtărescu

Eu cred că este o carte voluminoasă, atât ca și conținut, cât și pagini. Dar merită citită.
I believe it is a book with a lot of pages, but also a heavy subject. But I believe it is worthy of reading...