Caius Dobrescu Taps into American Uniqueness

In the last episode of our online series  "My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits", where some of the best-known contemporary Romanian writers recall memorable encounters with the first American seen up and close, writer, academic and literary critic Caius Dobrescu looks for Americanness in both myths and humans. English version of the text by Diana Manole.

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“My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits” is an online literary program developed in partnership with the National Museum of Romanian Literature in Bucharest.

Caius Dobrescu (b. 1966, Brasov) is a Romanian poet, essayist and novelist. He teaches philology and literary theory at the University of Bucharest, where he graduated in 1988. He has a Ph.D. in Postmodern literature. His started writing at a young age as a member of the Brașov Group, formed…