"The Book of Theophil Magus or 40 Tales about Man is situated in the strange no man's land where everyday life becomes truly magical. I consider these writings as splendid expressions of a unique vision of our fragmented but marvelously exciting world. Leonard Oprea's style combines a discovery of hidden meanings of words with a fabulous sense of secret humor. His works received the highest praises from the most influential critics, who rightly compared his vision to works by Thomas Mann, Borges or Paulo Coelho." (Vladimir Tismaneanu-author, essayist and editor) "In The Book of Theophil Magus a great variety of sacred and profane themes, archaic, mythical, contemporary (Moses, Gandhi, Christmas, children, journalism, pilgrimage etc.) serves as vivid stimulation for this literary adventure, written with humor, knowledge and wit... in an inviting dialogue with the reader." (Norman Manea-author and essayist) "Leonard Oprea's 40 Tales about Man range from the depiction of the everyday to the mythological and Borgesian to the religious. Honored with numbers of prizes in his native Romania, this writer is a true iconoclast and a true talent." (Adam J. Sorkin-author, essayist and editor)
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Leonard Oprea is a brilliant Romanian writer of important fiction and non-fiction works, one of the finest, truly original contemporary East European writers, who also was a dissident against the Romanian Communist dictatorship. His poignant novel The Strait jacket and the amazing volume of short stories The X-Ray of an Instant were banned by the Communist dictatorship and came out only after the anticommunist revolution from December 1989. The Book of Theophil Magus or 40 Tales about Man is an outstanding bestseller of this author acclaimed by the large public and critics. Leonard Oprea's works received the highest praises from the most influential critics, who rightly compared his vision to works by authors like Orwell, Thomas Mann, Borges or Paulo Coelho.
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A True Iconoclast and A True Talent - A GREAT BOOK !,
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I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THESE CRITICS:"The Book of Theophil Magus or 40 Tales about Man" is situated in the strange no man's land where everyday life becomes truly magical. I consider these writings as splendid expressions of an unique vision of our fragmented but marvelously exciting world. Leonard Oprea's style combines a discovery of hidden meanings of words with a fabulous sense of secret humor. His works received the highest praises from the most influential critics, who rightly compared his vision to works by Thomas Mann, Borges or Paulo Coelho. In "The Book of Theophil Magus" a great variety of sacred and profane themes, archaic, mythical, contemporary ( Moses , Gandhi , Christmas , children , journalism , pilgrimage etc.) serves as vivid stimulation for this literary adventure, written with humor, knowledge and wit... in an inviting dialogue with the reader. Leonard Oprea's "40 Tales about Man" range from the depiction of the everyday to the mythological and Borgesian to the religious. Honored with numbers of prizes in his native Romania, this writer is a true iconoclast and a true talent.
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A marvelous book this unique vision !,
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A marvelous book - this unique vision !I warmly recommended to any reader this marvelous book, this unique vision about our world, about the humankind destiny. They are tales about all sorts of people and the questions that beset them. But also tales about saints and children, about old people and their loneliness, about Edgar Allan Poe and Mahatma Gandhi, about tigers, bears, foxes, crows, and eagles. About Jesus Christ and the world of Lazarus, about journalists and witches, about native Americans and Buddha. About a math teacher and a national hero, about how to make yourself a library, about how a hermit-writer and a monk-critic drive away the winter, about tearing the cat in two. About Moses and Death, about the perfectly normal Quidam and Jacob's ladder. About a wise dwarf and a peasant in the Twilight Zone, about far-from-doubting Thomas the Apostle, about Rabbis and their Itzaks, about ... all things. A genuine yet carefully patterned hodge-podge about God and the world. Therefore I agree enthusiastically with Andrei Codrescu's opinion concerning the author of this splendid book: " In Romania, Leonard Oprea is a distinguished writer. His fiction and non-fiction work was censored during the Communist dictatorship. In my opinion, Leonard Oprea could make a genuine contribution to our current writing landscape." ( Andrei Codrescu - poet, author, NPR commentator, essayist )
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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A masterpiece.,
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The Book of Theophil Magus - a marvelous adventure ; humor and wit ; profound meditation about man. A masterpiece. This book - a brilliant work of an iconoclast and true talent, Leonard Oprea. A genuinely different voice. You cannot resist it.
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