Magda Cârneci: A Romanian Lispector
Alta Ifland reviews the recently published book by Magda Cârneci, “FEM,” translated by Sean Cotter.
Alta Ifland was born in communist Romania, came as a political refugee to the US in 1991, and currently lives in Northern California. A PhD in French, she is the author of four books of short stories and prose poems and of numerous translations. Ifland’s novel, The Wife Who Wasn’t — a satirical comedy about Moldovans versus Californians in a post-communist world — and her translation (with Eireene Nealand) of Le Camion by Marguerite Duras (The Darkroom, Contra Mundum Press), are coming out in spring 2021.
Alta Ifland reviews the recently published book by Magda Cârneci, “FEM,” translated by Sean Cotter.