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The Levant (poem)

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The Levant
AuthorMircea Cărtărescu
Original titleLevantul
LanguageRomanian
PublisherCartea românească
Publication date
1990
Publication placeRomania
Pages223
ISBN973-23-0236-4

The Levant (Romanian: Levantul) is a 1990 epic poem by the Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu. Consisting of twelve cantos in verse, the narrative begins in the early 19th century, and follows a band of Wallachian adventurers and pirates, who return to their native land in an attempt to overthrow an oppressor. Cărtărescu uses the poem to highlight oriental influences in Romanian culture.[1]

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  • The Levant at the publisher's website (in Romanian)