Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent
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| Author | Mircea Eliade |
|---|---|
| Original title | Romanul adolescentului miop |
| Translator | Christopher Moncrieff |
| Language | Romanian |
| Publisher | Editura Minerva |
Publication date | 1989 |
| Publication place | Romania |
Published in English | 12 April 2016 |
| Pages | 476 |
| ISBN | 9789732100196 |
Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent (Romanian: Romanul adolescentului miop) is a novel by the Romanian writer Mircea Eliade. It is based on Eliade's time in high-school and tells the story of a precocious teenager with literary ambitions. The book was written in the 1920s when Eliade was still a teenager. It was discovered after the author's death and published in 1989 in Romania. An English translation was published in 2016 in the UK.
It was followed by Gaudeamus, written in 1928, which is based on Eliade's university time. Gaudeamus was published in English for the first time in April 2018 by Istros Books, translated by Christopher Bartholomew .