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ⓘ About Mihail Sebastian
After he finished up his secondary studies, he went to study the law in Bucharest, however quickly got attracted to the literary life and all the exciting ideas of the new generation of Romanian intellectuals. This was epitomized by Criterion, a literary group which featured luminaries like Eugene Ionesco, Emil Cioran, and Mircea Eliade. Since he was a Jew, he came to be regarded as an outsider within this group, even by his friends. In the year 1934, he published “For Two Thousand Years”, a novel about what it meant to be a Jew in Romania, and asked Nae Ionescu, who was still friendly with Sebastian at the time, to write a preface for it.
All Book Series by Mihail Sebastian
Eyewitness Auschwitz
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1999 Anthology · Filip Müller
A History of the Dora Camp
Book 2 of 6 · published 2003 Anthology · Michael J. Neufeld,André Sellier
Diary of a Witness, 1940-1943
Book 3 of 6 · published 2007 Anthology · Isabel Best,Raymond-Raoul Lambert,Richard I. Cohen
The Warsaw Diary of Adam Czerniakow
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2023 Anthology · Raul Hilberg
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Mihail Sebastian?
After he finished up his secondary studies, he went to study the law in Bucharest, however quickly got attracted to the literary life and all the exciting ideas of the new generation of Romanian intellectuals. This was epitomized by Criterion, a literary group which featured luminaries like Eugene Ionesco, Emil Cioran, and Mircea Eliade. Since he was a Jew, he came to be regarded as an outsider within this group, even by his friends.
Which Mihail Sebastian series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Biblioasis International Translation series, the earliest of Mihail Sebastian's multi-book series: it opens with The Accident (1940) and runs to 41 books across 1940–2024, ending with Comrade Papa (2024). Mihail Sebastian's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Mihail Sebastian written?
Mihail Sebastian has 51 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1933 and 2024. 47 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Biblioasis International Translation series with 41 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Mihail Sebastian's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Mihail Sebastian's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Biblioasis International Translation (1940–2024, 41 books) and Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (1999–2023, 6 books).
How are Mihail Sebastian's books organised into series?
This guide splits Mihail Sebastian's 51 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Biblioasis International Translation (41 books, 1940–2024); Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (6 books, 1999–2023).