Deux semaines en Roumanie avec Yorgos Théotokas

Abstract

In 1962, on the occasion of the commemoration in Romania of the fiftieth anniversary of the death of writer‑playwright Ion Luca Caragiale, writer George Theotokas visited Bucharest and stayed in Romania for two weeks.This trip will mark Theotokas for two reasons. On one hand, because it is the first time he has the opportunity to travel in a communist country. Romania will be his first contact with this world and for a man who relentlessly fought communism we can say that this trip will remain a milestone for his intellectual experiences. In addition, Romania becomes for Theotokas the meeting place with the Balkan world; apart from the meetings he will have with Romanian intellectuals, the writer will have the opportunity to interact and exchange opinions with Serbian and Bulgarian colleagues.We can therefore say that, for a man who fought with passion communism, the experience will be a milestone in spiritual pursuits. In this paper, we will try to sketch these two aspects in order to understand the evolution of his political thinking and also how he sees Greece in the world of the Balkans.

Keywords

• Theotokas Yorgos (1905‑1966)
• Romania
• Second Half of the Twentieth century
• Greek literature
• Travelogues