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OverviewThe ‘unbearable 80s’, as the last decade of the Ceauşescu era has been called in Romania, are in the focus of this quasi-autobiographical work. The book vividly portrays the difficulties encountered by a young intellectual trying to shape himself under the oppressive regime and provides a stark depiction of a man’s intellectual suffocation under hard-line socialist rule. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Horia-Roman Patapievici (Member, National Council for the Search of Security Archives)Publisher: Central European University Press Imprint: Central European University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.508kg ISBN: 9789639116573ISBN 10: 9639116572 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 01 January 2003 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviews"""This is indeed a unique writing in Romanian culture, mainly owing to its quality as a moral and intellectual Bildungsroman, in effect unprecedented to this date. An exciting book, extremely inquisitive, sparkingly elegant and always freshingly invigorating.""--Mihaela Lidia Irimia" This is indeed a unique writing in Romanian culture, mainly owing to its quality as a moral and intellectual Bildungsroman, in effect unprecedented to this date. An exciting book, extremely inquisitive, sparkingly elegant and always freshingly invigorating.--Mihaela Lidia Irimia Author InformationHoria-Roman Patapievici is a leading intellectual in contemporary Romania. He received his MA in Physics and his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Bucharest. He is a writer, essayist and a researcher in the field of the history of science. He is also involved in politics: he is a member of the National Council for the Search of Security Archives. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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