Ileana Orlich captures the shifting and subtle identities and
continuities of Romania's literary tradition by concentrating on
unfamiliar aesthetic and cultural landscapes, mythic archetypes, and
modernist techniques. Examining a distinct and unusual range of authors
and texts, Orlich charts the crosscurrents of the century's
representative fiction, attesting to the importance of a critical vision
of Romanian literature and a commitment to its dynamic interactions with
European models.