Romanian-born writer wins Swiss Book Prize 2011 with "Jacob decides to love" novel
"Jacob decides to love" is the fifth novel written by Catalin Dorian Florescu. He was born in Timisoara, Romania in1967, but he moved to Switzerland with his parents in 1982. Catalin Florescu studied psychology and psychopathology in Zurich. His first novel, “Wunderzeit“, was published in 2001. Read more about him on his official website here (in German).
A big part of the plot of the winning novel takes places in Romania’s Tomnatic village, located in Timis county. The book tells a story about love and friendship, about run and betrayal, which begins in the late 18th century.
Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com