First printed in 1935 by the Parisian publisher Plon, Bucarest is a work of the French diplomat and writer Paul Morand. Belonging only partially to the types of travel literature, the text is marked by the author’s insistent search for the peculiar and the specific that distinguish the capital of inter-war Romania. By avoiding any form of gross generalization and stereotypical images, Morand manages to evoke the atmosphere of Bucharest in the 1930s better than anyone else and, at the same time, to paint a timeless image of a unique city.
