Books
Petronela Rotar and Ana Barton – Encounter with the Readers at Librarium NTB
On Thursday, January 17th 2019, starting with 7:30 p.m., Petronela Rotar and Ana Barton come to confabulate with the readers, in Librarium NTB (the bookshop within the National Theatre of Bucharest). About their most recent books – Looking Inwards and Ordinary Immortals, but also about the persons before becoming writers. A discussion is announced about womanhood and feminism, power and vulnerability, books and the people behind them.
„Once a woman. Twice a mother. Thrice a wife. Six times a writer. Former and current therapy customer, future psychologist. Trainee therapist. Evolving human being, still. Feminist. Vulnerable.” Petronela Rotar
„ 40 years ago, I learned how to read. My number one vice. (…) I have been officially writing for 25 years (…) 2014 is the year of my literary debut, certainly, belated, but I have waited for the ink jar to bake well. (…) I attempt to start learning how to be bored (sic!). They say it is relaxing.” Ana Barton
About the authoresses:
Petronela Rotar is one of the best-selling Romanian writers, and the novel „Blind” represented a premiere on the publishing market: it was the first book with a printing number which was exhausted before the official launch.
Ana Barton is glad when she sees people smiling while reading her books in the bus stations. Her most recent book is the novel „Ordinary Immortals“.
Translated by Simona Nichiteanu
