Author | Mircea Cărtărescu |
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Translator | Sean Cotter |
Language | Romanian |
Genre | Literary fiction |
Publisher | Humanitas |
Publication date | 2015[1] |
Publication place | Romania |
Published in English | 2022 |
Pages | 672[1] |
ISBN | 9789735055998 |
Solenoid is a 2015 novel by Mircea Cărtărescu written in the 2010s[1] and, according to Cărtărescu, in a single draft without revision.[2][3] The English translation by Sean Cotter was published in 2022.[1]
The book tells the story of a Romanian teacher who used to be an aspiring author. It was received positively by critics and prompted comparisons to Borges and Kafka due to its absurdist plot.
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