For about two months, the Bucharest University Press (EUB – BUP) will be involved in a series of notable events.Starting from May 24, 2023, the events begin with the attendance at Bookfest International Book Fair and continue until June 2023, with the reopening of the EUB-BUP Bookstore in a new location.
Moreover, after launching the challenge among EUB – BUP authors, on International Poetry Day, to answer the question “What is the utility of poetry?”, this time, on International Book Day, they have to answer a new question.
Also, the publishing activity at EUB – BUP is a prolific one, recently several books have been printed.
EUB – BUP at Bookfest International Book Fair
Between May 24-28, 2023, EUB-BUP will attend, with its own stand – pavilion B2, stand B21 – the 16th edition of Bookfest International Book Fair, which will take place at the Romexpo Exhibition Complex in Bucharest.
The publishing house will present to the public numerous titles of interest, from various fields. Five events are also planned, during which new editorials will be launched.Thus, on Friday, May 26, 2023, at 4:30 p.m., on Arca Stage, the volume Baruch Spinoza, Compendium of Hebrew Grammar, translation from Latin and study by Ioana Bujor, will be presented.
On Saturday, May 27, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., in the area called the Literary Cafe, Anthology of Ancient Egyptian Magical Texts, by Miron Cihó, will be launched. Also on the same day, starting at 18:30, in the Literary Cafe, EUB – BUP invites the public to a great event, generically called CESI Evening, which presents the activity of the Center of Excellence in the Study of Images. Two volumes will be launched during the event: Mircea Eliade, between traditionalism and modernism. Critical posterity in Italy, by Gabriel Badea, and Strategies for building European identity in the Romanian diplomatic discourse, by Corina Popa.
The last day of the fair, May 28, 2023, brings to the attention of the participants two other volumes that will be launched: the first, Algorithmic Civilization and Life in the Digital World, by Constantin Vică (from 11:00 a.m., on Arca Stage), and the second one, Documents on the development of the network of higher education institutions (1949-1959), by Valentin Maier (from 1:00 p.m., at Arts Cafe).
More information on EUB – BUP’s participation in the Bookfest International Book Fair can be found here.
Reopening of the EUB-BUP Bookstore and new volumes out of print
In June 2023, the Bucharest University Press bookstore will be reopened in the new premises, on the ground floor of the Faculty of Sociology and Social Work of UB (Schitu Măgureanu, no. 9, sector 1).
Readers will find in the new location both the volumes previously published by the publishing house, as well as the new editorials: Le silence, l’autrement dit, le trop dit, volume II, by Sonia Berbinski, Confluences and comparative receptions, by Elena Ionescu and Ruxandra Iordache, Anthology of Ancient Egyptian Magical Texts, by Miron Cihó, Rromane Xatărimata Rroma meanings and feelings, by Alexandra Zamfir, Luiza Medeleanu, Public discourse: a guide for developing the ability to speak in public, by Adriana Maria Robu, Tests-grid and metabolism problems, by Miruna-Silvia Stan, Hebrew Grammar Compendium – Baruch Spinoza, Latin translation, notes and critical analysis by Ioana Bujor and Letters to actor X. Theatrical essays – Alexandru Davila, edited by Alexandra Gabriela Mihalache.
More information on the volumes out of print at EUB-BUP can be consulted here. Also, interested people can be informed about of all the events held by EUB-BUP by accessing the website of the publishing house.
International Days of Poetry and Books, celebrated at EUB – BUP
If on March 21, 2023, on International Poetry Day, EUB – BUP organized a real poetic marathon and learned from its authors what poetry is used for, April 23, 2023, International Books Day, could not remain unmarked either. Thus, the EUB – BUP authors were challenged to answer a new question: “Do we still need books and why?”. Their answers can be accessed on the EUB – BUP website.