Inspiration Romania

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There are a lot of contemporary Romanian writers, unfortunately not a lot of translations into English for the linguistically challenged.

Romanian Writers

  • Life Begins on Friday by Ioana Parvulescu- enjoyable story set in Bucharest of 1857
  • The Days Of The King by Filip Florian. Quirky, whimsical story set against the arrival of Carol I to the Romanian throne
  • Blinding by Mircea Cartarescu this story is a bit of a trip

Stories situated in Romania

  • The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. The plot blends the history and folklore of Vlad Țepeș and his fictional equivalent Count Dracula. Kostova’s father told her stories about Dracula when she was a child. She based her first novel on these stories.
  • Dracula by Bram Stoker. this is the most popular book based on vampire legends. It went on to become the basis for an entire genre of literature and film.
  • The House of the Vampire by George Sylvester Viereck scary story

Travel

  • The Gypsy in Me by Ted Simon Exploring Eastern Europe after the breakup of the USSR
  • Along the Enchanted Way by William Blacker. A memoir set in Rural Romania full of local traditions and interactions with the Roma People

Romania in Folklore

Collected on this site are Romanian Folklore and legends Romania and her wild forests and remote rural communities sure had a lot of scary stories.

A quick guide to Romania’s history

Not set in Romania but interesting slant on Vampires- very contemporary writing considering age of book.
Not set in Romania but interesting slant on Vampires- very contemporary writing considering age of book.