Biographical Note
Norman Manea is a Romanian-American writer and public intellectual living in New York City. Born July 19, 1936 in the Bukovina province of Romania, he was deported as a child by the Romanian fascist government allied with Nazi Germany to a concentration camp in Transnistria. He returned to Romania a Holocaust survivor together with the survived members of his family. From his debut in 1966 until 1986 when he left Romania he published 10 volumes. After 1986, in the United States, he continued to write in Romanian and his works were translated into 30 languages and earned several prizes. His writing includes novels, essays and short prose and discuss individual destiny in extreme situations, such as the Holocaust, communist dictatorships, and exile. Since 1989 he has been a Professor of European Studies and Culture and Writer in Residence at Bard College, NY. IN 2017 he retired from teaching and became Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College. Manea was awarded, among others, the Guggenheim Fellowship (1992), the MacArthur Fellowship (1993), the New York Public Library "Literary Lion Medal" (1993), the National Jewish Book Award (1993), the Nonino International Prize for "Opera Omnia" (2002), Prix Medicis Etranger (2006), Comandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2010), Nelly Sachs Prize (2011), Fellow of Royal Society of Literature (2011), the National Prize for Literature (Romanian Writers Union, 2012), the Star of Romania in the rank of Grand Officer (2012), and the FIL Guadalajara Great Literary Prize for Literature in Romance Languages (2016). He is a member of the Akademy der Kunste Berlin and is considered one of the most important East European writers.
Scope and Content Note
The collection is comprised mainly of drafts and translations of Manea's literary works. Also included are correspondence, transcripts of interviews, diaries, and audio-visual materials.
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Indexed Terms
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Persons
- Manea, Norman --Correspondence.
- Manea, Norman.
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Subjects
- Authors, Romanian
- Communism -- Romania -- History
- Holocaust survivors' writings
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature
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Places
- Romania -- History -- 1944-1989
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item], Manea mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 2005-2015
Collection Inventory
box 1
Series:
Athens and Jerusalem
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Manuscript (photocopy)
Language: In Romanian .
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Newspaper clippings originally attached to manuscript
Language: In Romanian .
Series:
The Apprenticeship Years of Augustus the Fool - Volume II
box 1
Fragment: pp. 201–399
Language: In Romanian .
box 1
Bibliography
Language: In Romanian .
box 1
Communist Press Clippings
Language: In Romanian .
box 1
2nd Polirom Edition (original)
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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2nd Polirom Edition-Proofs (photocopy)
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
Series:
The Black Envelope
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Manuscript with remarks and signs made by Romanian censors (original)
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Manuscript with remarks and signs made by Romanian censors (photocopy)
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Misc. papers originally attached to the manuscript with remarks and signs made by Romanian censors
Language: In Romanian .
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Misc. papers originally attached to the manuscript with remarks and signs made by Romanian censors
Language: In Romanian .
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New York Times articles originally attached to the manuscript with remarks and signs made by Romanian censors
Language: In Romanian .
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Revised edition (photocopy) , 1993
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Misc. articles attached to revised edition (photocopy) , 1993
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Revised edition (2nd photocopy) , 1993
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Revised edition, written for translation to English at FSG in USA, (photocopy) , 1993, 1993
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Draft revised ed. , 1995
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
box 2
Additional versions of pp. 292–297 for draft revised ed. , 1995
Language: In Romanian .
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Version of draft revised edition sent to translator (photocopy) , 1995
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
box 2
Additional version of pp. 292–297 from draft revised edition sent to translator (photocopy) , 1995
Language: In Romanian .
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Longer version
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In English .
box 2
Series:
The Book of the Sun
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Scope and Contents: In German.
Series:
Casa Minima (short stories)
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Manuscript, notes, & articles
Language: In Romanian .
Series:
Compulsory Happiness
box 2
Corrections
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In English .
box 2
Galleys , 1993
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In English .
box 3
Master galleys , 1993
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In English .
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Author's copy, 1st ed. , 1993
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In English .
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(photocopy) , 1993
Physical Description: (4 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Window on the Working Class
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(2nd photocopy) , 1993
Physical Description: (4 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Window on the Working Class
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(Photocopy)
Physical Description: (6 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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List of other works by Manea, press quotes, etc.
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Window on the Working Class
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The Interrogation (different version)
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Corrections (photocopy) , 1998
Physical Description: (6 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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List of other works by Manea, press quotes, etc.
box 3
Window on the Working Class
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The Interrogation (different version)
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Corrections (I) to Silviu Lupescu , 2005
Language: In Romanian .
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Corrections (I), author's comments to Mihaela Morosanu , 2005
Language: In Romanian .
box 3
Corrections (I) galleys , 2005
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Letter to N. Manea from Mihaela Morosanu attached to Corrections (I) galleys , 2005
Language: In Romanian .
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Corrections (II), author's comments to Mihaela Morosanu and letter from Morosanu to Manea , 2005
Language: In Romanian .
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Corrections (II) galleys , 2005
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
Series:
The Death Treat (Impostor)
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Version 1 , 6 Feb 2005
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Version 1.2 , 7 Feb 2005
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Version 2 , 4 Apr 2005
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Version 3 , 13 Apr 2005
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
box 4
Version 4 , 23 May 2005
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Version 5 , 7 June 2005
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
Series:
Dialogue Across the Ocean
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1st set of interviews with Marta Petreu. , 1998
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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2nd set of interviews with Marta Petreu. , 1998
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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3rd set of interviews with Marta Petreu. , 1998
Language: In Romanian .
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4th set of interviews with Marta Petreu. , 1998
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
Series:
The Eastern Messenger
box 4
Questions from Edward Kanterian - corrected
Language: In Romanian .
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Questions 1–17 with handwritten answers
Language: In Romanian .
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All questions with notes
Language: In Romanian .
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Question 1–16 answers with corrections and added notes
Language: In Romanian .
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Questions 1–22, answered and with comments; questions 23–28 unanswered
Language: In Romanian .
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Question 18 answer and corrected
Language: In Romanian .
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Questions 17–28 corrected
Language: In Romanian .
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Portion of interview published in "Lettre International"
Language: In Romanian .
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Long Version published in German with comments
Language: In German .
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Related newspaper articles: , Oct 1998–Dec 1998
Language: In German and English
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Interview with Leon Volvocici (orginally titled "Confessions of a Hooligan"); 1st Draft (Photocopy) , 1982– 1983
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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2nd Draft , 1998
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Transcript , 1999
Language: In Romanian .
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Edited transcript
Language: In Romanian .
box 4
Edited manuscript , July 2005
Language: In Romanian .
Series:
Envelopes and Portraits
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Correspondence between N. Manea and Silviu Lupescu, table of contents, and contract , 2002
Language: In Romanian .
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Preliminary notes
Language: In Romanian .
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"Michael's Cat"
Language: In Romanian .
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"Schlemiel's Father"
Language: In Romanian .
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Remaining manuscripts
Language: In Romanian .
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Notes
Language: In Romanian .
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Press articles
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Letters and misc. attached to above Envelopes and Portraits folders
Language: In Romanian .
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Edited draft
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Additional manuscripts ("World in Two Days" and "With Left Hand, With Right Hand") attached to edited draft
Language: In Romanian .
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Corrections , 18 Aug 2004
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
box 5
Corrections II galleys
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
Series:
The Holocaust in Romanian Literature
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Manuscript (typescript)
Language: In Romanian .
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Reprinted in Familia , (photocopy) , Apr 2005
Language: In Romanian .
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"Post script after 20 years" reprinted in Familia , (photocopy) , May 2005
Language: In Romanian .
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"Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness" by Rebekah Nelson, attached to "Post script after 20 years" , Dec 2004
Language: In English .
Series:
The Hooligan's Return
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Letters and notes attached to letters
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Articles, extracts from books
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Newspaper articles
Physical Description: (2 folders)
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Partial manuscript, pp. 161–178 + table of contents
Language: In Romanian .
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Handwritten manuscript and notes
Physical Description: (4 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Draft I, corrected , 1997/98, 20 Feb 1999
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Draft II , 27 Feb 1999
Physical Description: (4 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Folder 4: additional pp. 301–45
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Draft III
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Additional "Return of the Hooligan" from Draft III
Language: In Romanian .
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Additional "Chernobyl" from Draft III
Language: In Romanian .
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Additional "Romania Visit" from Draft III
Language: In Romanian .
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Diskette , 16 July 2002
Language: In Romanian .
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revisions (pp. 1–137) , March 2003
Language: In Romanian .
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Romanian Edition Final , 2003
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Correspondence between Manea and Sivliu Lupescu from Romanian Edition Final , 2003
Language: In Romanian .
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Romanian Edition Final , 2003
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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"The Preliminaries" galleys (2 copies of cover page, title page, etc and pp. 1–16 and pp. 1–27) attached to Romanian Edition Final , 2003
Language: In Romanian .
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Misc. attached to Romanian Edition Final , 2003
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Translation to English before writing , July 2002
Physical Description: (4 folders)
Language: In English .
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Tess and me draft (improving translation) , 2002
Physical Description: (4 folders)
Language: In English .
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1st Final Draft (corrections and changes) , 2002
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In English .
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2nd Final (Penultimate) Draft , 2002
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In English .
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Editing by Manea
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In English .
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3rd Editing , 2003
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In English .
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Correspondence and misc. from 3rd Editing , 2003
Language: In English .
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4th Editing (photocopy)
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In English .
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5th Editing
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In English .
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Setting manuscript
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In English .
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Author's proof , 2003
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In English .
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2nd Pass pages, author's corrections , 20 May 2003
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In English .
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Master 1st Pass - rough pages
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In English .
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Master 2nd Pass
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In English .
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Dead matter with Master 2nd Pass
Language: In English .
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Master 3rd Pass
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In English .
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Master Sample Pages (photocopy)
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In English .
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Revised pages (pp. 41-113, 130, 140-169, 181, 227-252, 265-266, 277-279, 317, 337, 375, 381, 383, 385) with Master Sample Pages (photocopy with editing)
Language: In English .
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Revised pages (pp. 18, 41, 74, 127, 140-141, 151, 157, 236, 161, 262, 265, 268, 271, 352, 355, 376, 383) with Master Sample Pages (photocopy with editing)
Language: In English .
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Revised pages (pp. 71-72, 83, 142- 143, 154, 228) with Master Sample Pages (photocopy with editing)
Language: In English .
Series:
October, 8 O'clock
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Manuscript + photocopy , 1995
Language: In Romanian .
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Manuscript , 1995
Language: In Romanian .
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Photocopy , 1995
Language: In Romanian .
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"Romania in Three Phases" + author's notes
Language: In Romanian .
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"Romania in Three Phases" + author's notes (photocopy)
Language: In Romanian .
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"Romania in Three Phases"
Language: In French .
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"Dictator and the Artist" manuscript
Language: In Romanian .
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"Notes on a Text by Fellini" , summer 1989
Language: In Romanian .
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"Notes on a Text by Fellini" and newspaper clippings
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"Notes on a Text by Fellini"
Language: In English .
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"Happy Guilt" , October 1990
Language: In Romanian .
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"Happy Guilt" from The New Republic (photocopy) , 5 Aug 1991
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"Happy Guilt", 1st ROM editing, after , Aug 1991
Language: In Romanian .
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"Happy Guilt", 2nd ROM editing
Language: In Romanian .
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"Happy Guilt", 2nd ROM editing (photocopy)
Language: In Romanian .
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"History of an Interview" , January 1991
Language: In Romanian .
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"History of an Interview" (II) , January 1991
Language: In Romanian .
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"History of an Interview" (II) (photocopy) , January 1991
Language: In Romanian .
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"History of an Interview" , January–May 1991
Language: In Romanian .
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"Foreignness and Assimilation" [later renamed "On Foreignness"]
Language: In Romanian .
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"On Foreignness" , December 1991
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"On Foreignness" , [exact date unknown, but between Dec. 1991 and April 1992 versions]
Language: In Romanian .
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"On Foreignness" , April 1992
Language: In Romanian .
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"On Foreignness" as appeared in Partisan Review , (photocopy with editing) , Oct 1992
Language: In English .
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"An Emblem of Our Time" , 1992
Language: In English .
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Post script
Language: In Romanian .
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Censor's report, with explanatory note from the censored author
Language: In Romanian .
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Newspaper clippings , 1990-1995
Language: In Romanian .
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Subseries:
The Dictator and the Artist
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Complete manuscript , 1995
Language: In Romanian .
box 10
Complete manuscript (photocopy) , 1995
Language: In Romanian .
box 10
Polirom Edition; corrected proofs , 2005
Language: In Romanian .
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Corrected postscript
Language: In Romanian .
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Comments on the corrections to the Polirom Edition , 2005
Language: In Romanian .
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Praise for the Polirom Edition to appear on the cover , 2005
Language: In Romanian .
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2nd Proofs with comments
Language: In Romanian .
Series:
Parallels which Merge - on Philip Roth and the Holocaust
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Manuscript
Language: In Romanian .
Series:
Romania Since 1989
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Correspondence and files attached to correspondence
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"Foreword", 1st draft , Feb 2000
Language: In Romanian .
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"Foreword", 2nd draft , Feb 2000
Language: In Romanian .
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"Foreword", 3rd draft , Feb 2000
Language: In Romanian .
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"Foreword", 4th draft , Apr 2000
Language: In English .
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"Foreword", 5th draft , Apr 2000
Language: In English .
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"Foreword" , 2 June 2000
Language: In English .
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"Foreword", Manea changes , 3 June 2000
Language: In English .
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"Foreword", 6th draft (photocopy) , 10 June 2000
Language: In English .
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"Foreword", with 10 June 2000 changes inserted , 15 June 2000
Language: In English .
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"Foreword", galleys , 12 March 2003
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"Foreword", galleys [top halves]
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Letter from Philip Roth to N. Manea and copy of "Happy Guilt"
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Tables of Content
Language: In Romanian .
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"Argument"
Language: In Romanian .
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Laughter of Duplicity, Laugher of Hope (I)
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Laughter of Duplicity, Laugher of Hope (II)
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Laughter of Duplicity, Laugher of Hope (III) (photocopy)
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Newspaper clippings , 1980–1997
Series:
Training for Paradise
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April 2007
Physical Description: (2 folders)
Language: In German .
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New York Times article that came with manuscript
Language: In English .
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Manuscript with corrections, notes, and articles incorporated into the text
Language: In Romanian .
Series:
Saul Bellow Archive
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1st Transcript of Interview with Saul Bellow , Dec 1999
Language: In English .
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Interview with Bellow, Long Version
Language: In English .
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Interview with Bellow, Corrected Long Version (Photocopy)
Language: In English .
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Interview with Bellow, Short Version
Language: In English .
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Interview with Bellow, edited corrections
Language: In English .
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Interview with Bellow, German version
Language: In German .
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"The Urgency of the Vocative"
Language: In Romanian .
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"Saul Bellow between Humboldt and Herzog" with students' papers, in Familia , 10 Oct 2002
Language: In Romanian and English
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"Saul Bellow between Humboldt and Herzog" in Familia , 10 Oct 2002
Language: In Romanian .
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Die Welt article by Manea about Bellow
Language: In German .
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Lettre International with Bellow interview
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Salmagundi with Bellow article by Manea
Language: In English .
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"Hommage to Saul Bellow" and Interview with Bellow (fragment)
Language: In English .
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"Hommage to Saul Bellow" and program of the Jewish Cultural Archievement Awards Ceremony , 1998
Language: In English .
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"Hommage to Saul Bellow" with Corrections
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"Hommage to Saul Bellow" with corrections
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Handwritten note about Manea's meeting Bellow for the 1st time
Language: In Romanian .
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[untitled]-about Manea's 1st meeting with Bellow , 14 June 2000
Language: In Romanian .
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Notes on Bellow's 85th birthday , 9 June 2000
Language: In Romanian .
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Notes on coversation with Gabriela Adamesteanu, June [year unknown]
Language: In Romanian .
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Humbolt's Gift titlepage, signed by Bellow (photocopy)
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Humbolt's Gift pages 300-301 with Notes
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Correspondance re: Bellow's visit to Bard College and interview with Manea , 1999-2000
Language: In English .
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Short papers from students in Manea's Contempary Masters Class, Bard College , Fall 2000
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Long papers from students in Manea's Contempary Masters Class, Bard College , Fall 2000
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Discussion questions from Contepary Masters Class, Bard College , Fall 2000
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Notes on Angie March for Contempary Masters Class, Bard College , Fall 2000
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Notes on Henderson for Contempary Masters Class, Bard College , Fall 2000
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Notes on Herzog for Contempary Masters Class, Bard College , Fall 2000
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Notes on Humbolt's Gift for Contempary Masters Class, Bard College , Fall 2000
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Notes on Sammler for Contempary Masters Class, Bard College , Fall 2000
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Hall - "Portrait of the Artist as a self–creating, self–vindicating, High Energy Man: Saul Bellow" (photocopy with highlighs)
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"The Hero's Flight from Women in the Novels of Saul Bellow"
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"Conversation between Bello and Philip Roth" (fragment) sent to Manea in , 2000
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"Re–reading Saul Bellow" , 2000
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"Give All", New Republic , 2000
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"Give All", New Republic (photocopy) , 2000
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"Finding Augie March" (photocopy with highlights) , 2003
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Misc. articles about Bellow , 1994– 2002
Language: In English .
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Misc. articles about Bellow , 1999– 2002
Language: In Romanian .
Series:
Saul Steinburg Archive
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APOSTROF–in memorial of Saul Steinburg , 1999
Language: In Romanian .
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Saul Steinburg Memorial photos
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"Made in Romania", with photos , 2000
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Articles about Saul Steinburg
Language: In English and Italian .
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Romanian articles about Saul Steinburg
Language: In Romanian .
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"The Writer Who Draws and Dreams" , 2005
Language: In Italian .
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"Made in Romania" Riga 24
Language: In Italian .
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Letters and drawings to Manea (photocopies)
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Drawings by Steinburg, organized by Manea
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Letters from parents
Language: In Romanian .
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Letters from Lica (Steinburg's sister)
Language: In Romanian .
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Letters from Stephanie (Steinburg's niece) and photos
Language: In English .
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Letters from extended family
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Correspondance from Eugene Ionesco et al , 1972-1992
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Bank information and correspondance re: finances
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Lica Roman's (nee Steinburg) Journal , 1957
Physical Description: (3 folders)
Language: In Romanian .
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Lica Roman's manuscript , 1957
Language: In Romanian .
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Author's proofs of Lica Roman's Journal
Language: In English .
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Saul Steinburg's family tree
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Saul Steinburg's drawings
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Roza Steinburg's (mother) passport, Monitz Steinburg's (father) work and other documents, & photos of documents
Series:
CNSAS [National Committee for the Study of the Securităte Archives]
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Letters and supporting documents between Manea and the CNSAS , 2002–2004
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File #2891: Manea's repatriation from Transdniester Securităte reports from (photocopies) , 1971-1974
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File #2890: , Securităte reports on Manea, Manea's contact with foreigners reports, copies of Manea's letters, etc. , 1973-1974, 1981-1988
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1956-1957
Language: In Romanian .
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1967-1968
Language: In Romanian .
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1966, 1973-1975
Language: In Romanian .
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1975-1983
Language: In Romanian .
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1980-1983
Language: In Romanian .
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1983-1986
Language: In Romanian .
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Berlin I , 1987
Language: In Romanian .
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Berlin II , 1987-1988
Language: In Romanian .
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Jerusalem Book Fair; the Book of the Century , 20 June 1999, 22 June 1999
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Encento Vuelta, Mexico City, interview with N. Manea , 1999
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Conference: The Experience of Liberty, Mexico City–Vuelta , 1999
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Bard College Open Class: Philip Roth (American Pastural) , 3 Nov 1999
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Interview of Saul Bellow by Norman Manea; Words and Images , Dec 1999
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Nomino Litaryantenat Prize, Italy , 2002
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Lipzig Bookfair and TV Transmission , 26 Mar 2004
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Photos of Saul Bellow and Manea , Nov 1999
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Photos of Manea, Bellow, et al , June 2000
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Photos re: Bellow, Vermont , 2000
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Saul Bellow Photos , 2002
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Correspondance from Bard College and documents re: visa and employment , 1988-1991
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Manea's statement and letters of support for permanent residency in the United States , May–June 1991
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Additional copies of documents and correspondace , May 1991
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Manea's application form I–140 (Green card) , Aug 1991– Jan 1992
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Bard College Lawyers' Exhibits for Green Card application
box 11
Misc. Correspondence: [from books] , 1993–2005
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Misc. Newspaper Clippings and Xeroxs: [from books] , 1964–2000
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Correspondence and Articles re: Josef Rosen
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Radio Free Europe: Retrospective Visions of Saul Steinburg with E. Mihaescu and J. Teodorescu , April 1978
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Blecher Conference , 1980
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"Am Aberd Vorgestelt" , 9 May 1983
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"Befragung" , 19 Nov 1987
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"Befrajung" , 19 Nov 1987
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Voice of America , 7-9 July 1988
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Radio Free Europe-Interview with Manea , 4 May 1990
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Radio France International-Interview by A. Paplin (?) , April 1990
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Radio Free Europe–Interview of Verdery and Manea , May 1990
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Deutsche Welle , Fall 1990
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Interview in Hamburg , Oct 1991
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Radio Free Europe–American Union , 20 June 1992
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Circle from Jerusalem , 25 June 1993
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Circle from Jerusalem II , 25 June 1993
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WNYC, Leanard Loparte , 30 Nov 1993
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American Pen–An Evening for Sarajevo , Nov 30, 1993
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American Pen–An Evening for Sarajevo II , Nov 30, 1993
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KOL Isreal–Florin Mugur , 7 Feb 1994
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At Queens College , 19 April 1994
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French Culture Show, etc. , 11 Sept 1994
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Poetry/Fiction Series , 15 Feb 1995
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WNYC, on Black Envelope , 6 May 1995
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DeutchlandRadio–The Black Envelope , 1 Nov 1995
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Interview with Ilan Stavaus , Dec 1995
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Deutshce Welle–Interview with Rodica Rainde(?) , 3 July 1996
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Rene Char et al , 28 June 1996
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Northwestern University , Oct 1996
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Interview with Mirko Schwanitz , 1996
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Interview with local paper, Suceava, Romania , 30 Apr 1997
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Radio Cluj [Romania] , 17 Nov 1997
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Romania International , 1997
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Museum of Jewish Diaspora , 13 June 1999
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"Books that Changed the 20th Century" II , 22 Jun 1999
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Jerusalem Cultural Circle , Nov 1998
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Night Waves: Philip Roth Interview , 13 Oct 1998
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Skidmore College & Salmagundi , 26 July 1998
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Conjunctions , April 1998
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"Evening with Norman Manea" , 21 June 1999
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KOL Isreal Interview , 23 June 1999 (?)
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KOL Isreal Interview–"Odeal Peled" , 7 March 1998
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Radio Free Europe (Prague)–Interview with Mircea Iorgulescu , 24 July 1999
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"Writers at the Microphone" session , 25 Sept 1999
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Contemparary Masters: Discussion with Philip Roth about "Counterlife" , 29 Sept 1999
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Contemparary Masters: Philip Roth–"Sabath's Theater" , 5 Oct 1999
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"Sabath's Theater"–discussion with Philip Roth , 6 Oct 1999
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Contemparary Masters: Philip Roth , 3 Nov 1999
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"Portnoy's Complaint" after 30 years-panel: Leon Botstein, Jonathon Brent, Ross Miller, Phyllis Rose, Robert Stone, Judith Therman , 13 Nov 1999
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Contemprary Masters: Philip Roth-I Married a Communist , 17 Nov 1999
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"Portnoy" class–discussion with Philip Roth , 1 Dec 1999
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Words and Images–interview with Saul Bellow , 22 Dec 1999
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Sawl Bellow interview, Boston , 24 Dec 1999
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Paul Barley–On Clowns , Fall 2001
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Claudia Magnis Interview , 8 Oct 2002
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Claudia Magnis Interview , 8 Oct 2002
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RFI–Dinu Flamand on L. Raicu, N. Manea, & D. Ilea , 1 July 2004
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DeutschlandRadion–Buchusmasket , 25 Aug 2004
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Ismail Kadare Lecture–Bard College , 22 Nov 2004
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N. Manea at Queens College , 11 Dec 2004
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N. Manea at Queens College (II) , 11 Dec 2004
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Deutsche Welle interview with N. Manea , 4 Dec 2004
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DeutschlandRadio Kultur interview with N. Manea by Mirko Swchwanitz , 24 Oct 2005
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NPR report about razing of Romania & Visit to Transylvania [date unknown]
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East Europe Culture Panel [date unknown]
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Empty Theater, Amsterdam? [date unknown]
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[G mchi-radio][date unknown]
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[Lineiau Rajcu?] [date unknown]
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Romanian Literature after Ceausescu , 1999 [?]
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American Academy in Berlin, "The Fifth Impossibility" lecture by N. Manea [CD] , 23 Sept 2005
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Book of the Son
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The Lair
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The Black Envelope
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The Obsession of Uncertainty
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The Black Envelope
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The Fifth Impossibility
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Captives
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CDs
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The Fifth Impossibility
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Vizuina Refugiu
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The Fifth Impossibility
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Romanian Writers on Writing
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The Lair
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The Fifth Impossibility
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The Lair
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Plicuri si Portrete
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Comrade Anna
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Captives
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