Iulian Bocai

Iulian Bocai (n. 1986) este scriitor, redactor și traducător (din engleză, franceză și germană). Absolvent al secției de Literatură universală și comparată a Facultății de Litere, Universitatea din București, a urmat mai apoi un masterat în teoria literaturii și literatură comparată, la aceeași facultate. Pregătește o teză de doctorat în istorie intelectuală, despre introducerea curriculumului literar în universitățile occidentale în secolul al XIX-lea. Este cîștigătorul Concursului de Debut al Editurii Polirom din 2018, cu romanul Ciudata și înduioșătoarea viață a lui Priță Barsacu, care i-a adus în 2019 și Premiul pentru Debut al revistei Observator cultural, precum și Premiul Festivalului Primului Roman de la Chambéry, Franța. Constantin

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