The Encyclopedia of Dragons (Romanian: Enciclopedia zmeilor) is a 2002 book by the Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu, with illustrations by Tudor Banus. It focuses on dragons in Romanian folklore, and includes ten short stories about dragons. Cărtărescu groups it with his books Why We Love Women and Beautiful Strangers as a trilogy of prose with lower literary ambition.[1]
Author | Mircea Cărtărescu |
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Original title | Enciclopedia zmeilor |
Illustrator | Tudor Banus |
Country | Romania |
Language | Romanian |
Publisher | Humanitas |
Publication date | 2002 |
Pages | 163 |
ISBN | 9735002906 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Staff writer (2010-09-18). "Writer Mircea Cartarescu". rri.ro. Radio Romania International. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
Further reading edit
- Chiorean, Luminiţa (2010). "The Encyclopedia of Dragons: The Allegoric Journey". TRANS (17). Institut zur Erforschung und Förderung regionaler und transnationaler Kulturprozesse.
External links edit
- The Encyclopedia of Dragons at the publisher's website (in Romanian)