THE REPRESENTATION OF COMMUNISM IN THE LITERARY WORKS OF PETRU DUMITRIU, OANA ORLEA, AND MARIUS DANIEL POPESCU Cover Image

La representation du communisme dans l’œuvre de Petru Dumitriu, Oana Orlea et Marius Daniel Popescu
THE REPRESENTATION OF COMMUNISM IN THE LITERARY WORKS OF PETRU DUMITRIU, OANA ORLEA, AND MARIUS DANIEL POPESCU

Author(s): Alexandra Vranceanu Pagliardini
Subject(s): Romanian Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: francophone literature; communism; exile literature; migrant literature; Petru Dumitriu; Oana Orlea; Marius Daniel Popescu;

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the representation of Romanian communism in exile and migrant literature from the ‘60s to the early 2000. The three authors that are discussed here belong to three generations of Romanian writers and their literary works revolve around communism. There are some common themes in their novels, such as: society described as a prison, the destruction of human trust under the strain of communism, the dissolution of identity in the context of exile and migration, the obsessive desire to leave the country. Another similarity between these works is the fact that they use autofiction, in order to emphasize the text’s authenticity; but Dumitriu, Orlea, and Popescu transform their personal experience by using complex narrative techniques in order to express a more general reflection concerning aspects such as: the freedom of expression, the influence of dictatorial regime on society, the conflict between the writer and the political power.

  • Issue Year: LXXIII/2024
  • Issue No: 73
  • Page Range: 169-187
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Romanian, French
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