The Library of the Exile
The Library of the Exile

Summary/Abstract: The objects are an inventory of memory explored episodically. The "memories" and the autobiographical detour of the property allow short expeditions in the past and serve as therapy, reactivating places and people. Objects are the double of life whose fabric we can identify and reconstruct. For writers in exile, objects (especially books) left in the country are practically lost forever. The writer in exile is a collector looking for objects that can be included in his exploration program. The world of the diaspora seeks to fill the mental space with talisman objects (books, photo albums, memories), personal keys to another spiritual level. Libraries and books are the core of a people's identity that protects them from the homogenizing tendencies of extremist regimes. By destroying these objects, a favorable environment is created for the propagation of ideology. By using the notion of libricide, Rebeca Knuth puts the destruction of written culture alongside that of crimes against humanity. My work will follow the memorialistic discourse of several writers in exile (Alexandru Cioranescu, Stefan Baciu, Stefan Zweig, etc.), who, once they left their country of origin, lost not only contact with their loved ones, but also with objects that they belonged to them.

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