Romanian writer Filip Florian attends International Literature Festival in Edinburgh
Fingers are missing -- freshly severed fingers from a grisly, newly discovered mass grave in a Romanian village. Petty bureaucrats, magistrates, monks and archaeologists attempt to date the grave and solve the mystery of the missing fingers. One archaeologist sits on the veranda drinking marjoram tea and brandy and listening to his landlady's stories. There is factual evidence, and there is divination -- by cards and coffee grounds
Filip Florian published two other books in the meantime 'Baiuteii' (The Baiut Alley Lads) and 'Zilele Regelui' (Days of the King). Florian, born in 1968, is one of the prominent writers of the new generation in Romania. He used to be a journalist for Cuvantul, Europa Libera and Deutsche Welle. Read an excerpt from his 'Little Fingers' novel here.
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