Icons Mihail Sebastian – The tragic destiny of the Romanian writer Silviu Tolu 1 Comment June 5, 2017 Apart from writing one of my favorite novels, The Accident, Mihail Sebastian is maybe best known for his plays, such as “Steaua fără…
Talks Răzvan Mercan on challenging the Romanian menswear status quo Silviu Tolu 2 Comments April 22, 2017 Sadly, there aren’t many things to find out about Răzvan Mercan when searching the web. He’s a young entrepreneur who chose to start a…
Icons Nichita Stanescu – Daily inspiration Silviu Tolu Leave a comment April 4, 2016 This week’s Romanian Icon is Nichita Stanescu (March 31, 1933 – December 13, 1983), who is one of the most acclaimed figures of the Romanian literature…
Icons Mircea Eliade – Daily inspiration Silviu Tolu 1 Comment March 28, 2016 The Romanian Icon I would like to present today is Mircea Eliade (13 martie 1907, Bucharest – 22 aprilie 1986, Chicago). He was educated…
Icons Emil Cioran – Romanian philosopher Silviu Tolu Leave a comment March 14, 2016 Emil Cioran (8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher and essayist who spent most of his life in Paris,…