Postmodern Erotologies of Trauma in Romanian Literature from Bessarabia

Abstract

The article explores how post-2000 Bessarabian prose links erotic imaginaries with trauma, memory, and social legacies.

Cuvinte-cheie: traumă, memorie, eros, literatură română, Basarabia, psihanaliză

REZUMAT

Articolul investighează modul în care proza basarabeană post-2000 leagă imaginarul erotic de traumă, memorie și moșteniri sociale.

LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION

English

UDC: 81

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Received: September 2, 2025| Reviewed: September 17, 2025| Accepted for publication: September 30, 2025

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