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Set in 1930s Calcutta, this is a roman á clef of remarkable intimacy. Originally published in Romanian in 1933, this semiautobiographical novel by the world renowned scholar Mircea Eliade details the passionate awakenings of Alain, an ambitious young French engineer flush with colonial pride... read more
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Maitreyi (La Nuit Bengali, French; Bengal Nights, English) is a 1933 Romanian novel written by the author and philosopher Mircea Eliade.
It is a fictionalized account of the love story between Eliade, who was visiting India at the time, and the young Maitreyi Devi (protegée of the great... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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“În dragoste nicio certitudine nu e definitivă... Lucrul acela elementar - sentimentul că eşti iubit - trebuie necontenit verificat, căci o singură îndoială, o singură greşeală surpă totul în nebunie şi extaz.”
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IFI hesitate in beginning, it is because I still have not managed to remember the exact date of my first meeting with Maitreyi.
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