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Tatiana Țîbuleac

タチアナ・ツィブレアク

Tatiana Țîbuleac

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1978-10-15 (Chișinău, Moldova)
Nationality
Moldovan
Languages
Romanian
Residence History
Chișinău, Moldova (until 2008) → Paris, France (2008–present)

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist, TV reporter, news anchor
Active Years
1995-

Education

Moldova State University
Faculty of Journalism and Communications
Country: Moldova
Studied journalism and communications

Awards

EU Prize for Literature
2019
Work: Grădina de sticlă (The Glass Garden)
Organization: European Union (EU Prize for Literature)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fabule Moderne

2014 Short story collection

Her first short story collection, a set of contemporary tales observing modern life.

contemporary societyhuman observation

Vara în care mama a avut ochii verzi (The Summer When My Mother Had Green Eyes)

2017 Novel

A novel about family and memory, published in 2017 and recipient of multiple literary prizes.

familymemoryloss

Grădina de sticlă (The Glass Garden)

2018 Novel

A novel addressing migration, solitude and the search for self. Winner of the EU Prize for Literature in 2019.

migrationsolitudesearch for identity
Translations
  • French translation
  • Spanish translation
  • Italian translation

Bibliography

  • Fabule Moderne (2014)
  • Vara în care mama a avut ochii verzi (2017)
  • Grădina de sticlă (2018)

Translations of Works

  • Translations of Grădina de sticlă into French, Spanish and Italian

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, observational prosesubtle emotional depiction
Recurring Motifs
family and memorymigration and solitudeloss and renewal

Legacy

Regarded as one of contemporary Moldova's notable writers; internationally recognized after winning the EU Prize for Literature for The Glass Garden, with works translated into several languages.

Trivia

  • Gained attention in the mid-1990s with the "True Stories" column in the Flux newspaper.
  • Moved to Paris in 2008.
  • The Glass Garden won the EU Prize for Literature in 2019.