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Novelist: history, memory, and mystery; the fabulous and the raw.
Ferenike, The Book of Perilous Dishes, The Phanariot Manuscript.
DOINA RUŞTI is one of Romania’s most acclaimed contemporary novelists, known for her powerful blend of historical imagination, realism, and political depth. She is the author of fourteen novels and three short story collections, translated into more than fifteen languages and studied in Romanian schools.
Her most awarded novel, The Ghost in the Mill, is a haunting parable of communism. Her Phanariot Trilogy — The Phanariot Manuscript, The Book of Perilous Dishes, and Homeric — reimagines 18th-century Balkan history through fantastical and symbolic lenses. The Book of Perilous Dishes appeared in English with Neem ...more

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	Lizoanca la 11 ani 4.38 avg rating — 1,125 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paturi oculte 3.93 avg rating — 683 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mâța Vinerii 3.76 avg rating — 471 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manuscrisul fanariot 4.15 avg rating — 363 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zavaidoc în anul iubirii 4.26 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ciudățenii amoroase din Bucureștiul fanariot 3.56 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Logodnica 3.98 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zogru by Doina Ruști (Goodreads Author), Ioan Groșan (Foreword) 4.01 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homeric 4.30 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fantoma din moară 3.99 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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His death hit me hard, and I was never able to let him go. Even though I’d seen him dead, then buried right before my eyes, the truth was, he’d never really left me. I grew up measuring myself against him, counting the years, thinking, One day, I'll be as old as Tavică was. Just a few more years, and I’ll be just like him. I never stopped to imagine how he might have grown older. Instead, he remai Read more of this blog post »

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“Str. Lipscani este tapetată integral cu chemări, de unde și credința bucureștenilor că cine trece pe-acolo nu se mai întoarce niciodată acasă.”
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“Omul hăituit capătă o încredere oarbă în destin, răspândită și transformată, cu timpul, într-un un adevărat corpus de superstiții cu caracter geografic.”
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“Nu ştiu de ce, iubirile care încep iarna sunt mai intense şi de cele mai multe ori se termină prost. Mai ales iubirile de Crăciun par făcute dintr‐o suferinţă bătrână.”
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