Summary of Wasted Morning
In the novel âWasted Morningâ, the protagonist Vica Delca is an elderly but spirited woman who lives in Bucharest around 1975. The novel follows her tram journeys across the city as she seeks to escape her husband and to visit her sister-in-law and friend Ivona. Through their conversations, âWasted Morningâ unveils the personal stories of these women and offers a vivid portrayal of Romanian life throughout the 20th century.
Reasons to read Wasted MorningÂ
Gabriela Adamesteanuâs âWasted Morningâ is a beautifully written and engaging chronicle of Romania from the 1940s to the 1970s. The novel is widely regarded as a masterpiece of 20th-century Romanian literature and was honoured with the Writersâ Union of Romania Prize in 1985.
Setting: Bucharest (Romania)
Original title: DimineaČÄ pierdutÄ
Year of publication: 1983
Nr of pages: 400
