Petru Popescu’s Work: Thematic and Stylistic Constants and Variables

Abstract

This paper aims to present Petru Popescu’s work in a thematic and stylistic approach. After placing the author and his literary production within a social and temporal context, attention is drawn to his incredible appeal to the reading public, trying to explain the mechanism behind his success in two different political and cultural environments. Apart from the 1st-person narrative and a propensity to the authentic human nature, which are the main constants of Popescu’s work, the paper also highlights thematic and stylistic mutations due to various factors that could be equally traced in his biography and his outlook on literature.