362 Pages
by
Central European University Press
Set in the decaying, multicultural port town of Sulina at the edge of the Danube Delta, Europolis is a hauntingly atmospheric novel that captures a world on the brink of vanishing. In this isolated outpost, where Greek, Romanian, Ukrainian, Jewish, Turkish, and Armenian characters coexist amid steamships and faded empires, the return from America of Nikola Marulis—rumored to be a wealthy... Read more
Translator's Introduction, Chapters I to XVII, Epilogue, About the Author.
Biography
Eugeniu Botez (1874–1933), who became famous for his sea sketches under the pseudonym Jean Bart, was a Romanian naval officer and writer, and a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy. He is considered a modernizer who introduced cosmopolitan themes and a crisp prose style into Romanian literature.
Translated and with an Introduction by Stephen Henighan.
