Memory and its Fictional Reflections in Vasile Voiculescu’s Narratives

Abstract

Vasile Voiculescu’s narrative depicts a world full of meanings wherein the real and the supermundane realms come miraculously together. It is highly difficult to pinpoint such a world in time and space as
Voiculescu’s characters live in an utmost fabulous realm, rich in legendary atmosphere. However, Vasile Voiculescu’s narrative is deeply rooted within the real, the writer going on extensive trips down the memory lane while taking elements from the Romanian folklore as bases for his stories. Voiculescu does not experience a comeback, a late conversion to folk spirituality, but develops right from it, without ignoring his own experience acquired within the rural universe. Many of the elements pertaining to his
native land are scattered throughout his narratives.