We could say that Romanian Onirisme was born from painting and not from surrealist literature. The visual is primordial. Dimov said, 'Dreams… — Dumitru Tepeneag Books Copy Share Image
In so-called communist Romania, chess was held in high esteem, even if our champions were weaker than the Soviets. This game, this… — Dumitru Tepeneag Better way Copy Share Image
Since adolescence I've had a passion for Romantic Fantastique literature, which continued with Expressionism and culminated with the genius of Kafka. It's… — Dumitru Tepeneag Adolescence Copy Share Image
In Necessary Marriage, I tried to repeat entire phrases without the reader noticing. My work doesn't have the rigor of music, but… — Dumitru Tepeneag Books Copy Share Image
As my editor had no desire to frighten readers with the Romanian pages, he had them translated and published the whole thing… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
Chess hasn't really influenced my literature. It's true, there's a character in Pigeon Post, an old chess player; but it's more of… — Dumitru Tepeneag Books Copy Share Image
It's not the subject of narration that interests me, but the structure. That's why I stay in touch with my old works,… — Dumitru Tepeneag Interest Copy Share Image
Vain Art of the Fugue was the only one of my novels to be met with relative public recognition: it was nominated… — Dumitru Tepeneag Art Copy Share Image
I was a professional chess player in Romania, but only a small-time master. When I came to France, I continued playing chess… — Dumitru Tepeneag Alekhine Copy Share Image
Our Onirisme movement was a synthesis between the Romantic Fantastique and Surrealism. Dimov and I rejected automatic writing. We loved surrealist painters:… — Dumitru Tepeneag Law Copy Share Image
My first book published in France was translated and titled Exercices d'Attente in 1972. It was a collection of short works written… — Dumitru Tepeneag Art Copy Share Image
Seine et Danube was launched in 2003 with the help of Romanian authorities who had finally realized the necessity of promoting literature… — Dumitru Tepeneag Authority Copy Share Image
On the other hand, Surrealism has been a part of Romanian literature since forever. Even before Tzara, who was originally Romanian, we… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
The literary game is the abyss of human society itself: interactive, playful and tragic. We can't live alone. For me, Robinson [Crusoe]… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
The narrative image has more dimensions than the painted image - literature is more complex than painting. Initially, this complexity represents a… — Dumitru Tepeneag Books Copy Share Image
After multiple trips to Paris and being accused of participating in 'heinous' activities in regard to the state, I found my Romanian… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
But music doesn't sum up my approach to literature - even in Vain Art of the Fugue. To 'fugue' I had to… — Dumitru Tepeneag Approach Copy Share Image
The reader's impression is one of a dream - the only thing that's left upon waking is the memory of a melody… — Dumitru Tepeneag Books Copy Share Image
We don't recount our dreams; we construct them with the materials of reality. We aren't looking for God, psychic truth or authenticity,… — Dumitru Tepeneag Authenticity Copy Share Image
At one point I had a very complicated plan to use the game of chess as a generating structure for writing. I… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
Where is automatism in the work of Chirico or Tanguy? Even Dali had to renounce it in order to be able to… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
For me, literature is the daughter of music: a bit heavy and more level headed than its mother. Literature submits to the… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
The East was no longer a threat to the western world, and when there's nothing to fear we turn our backs, we… — Dumitru Tepeneag Cinderella Copy Share Image
Many images of animals, mammals or birds, resurface regularly in my narratives. They are not symbols, but chromatic benchmarks. For me, music… — Dumitru Tepeneag Animal Copy Share Image
There is no one 'best set-up', there are many - you can get to mate in endless ways. And - don't forget!… — Dumitru Tepeneag Adversaries Copy Share Image
It's true that in Romanian I feel more relaxed, as if I'm wearing slippers...but I came to this decision primarily for other… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
I had severed relations with the Romanian exiles who had become politically conservative and even extremely right wing; I was giving chess… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
![“The literary game is the abyss of human society itself: interactive, playful and tragic. We can't live alone. For me, Robinson [Crusoe] is either a false myth or else he represents the denial of human society. We can't play by ourselves. In literature, it's even more complicated, because one has…” quote by Dumitru Tepeneag](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cf4/dumitru-tepeneag-22841_abandon_the-literary-game-is-the-abyss-of-human_2143165.jpg)
