Radu Paraschivescu
Radu Paraschivescu (born 14 August 1960 in Bucharest) is a writer, essayist, translator and journalist. He graduated from the Faculty of Philology of the University of Bucharest and worked as a book editor for several publishing houses. He has translated numerous English-language authors into Romanian and publishes fiction, essays, humour, cultural commentary and books about sport and history. He is known for linguistic precision, irony and a sustained interest in the errors of public discourse. The Red Pennant received the Ioan Chirilă Prize for the best sports book. Together with journalist Cătălin Striblea, he produces the culture and current-affairs podcast Vorbitorincii.
Efemeriada / The Ephemeriad — 2000
Balul fantomelor / The Ghost Ball — 2000
Bazar bizar / Bizarre Bazaar — 2004
Fanionul roșu. Campioni de vis, meciuri de coșmar / The Red Pennant. Dream Champions, Nightmare Moments — 2005
Ghidul nesimțitului / The Boor’s Guide — 2006
Fie-ne tranziția ușoară / May Our Transition Be Easy — 2006
Noi perle de tranziție / New Pearls of Transition — 2007
Cu inima smulsă din piept / With the Heart Torn from the Chest — 2008
Dintre sute de clișee / Among Hundreds of Clichés — 2009
Fluturele negru / The Black Butterfly — 2010
Toamna decanei. Convorbiri cu Antoaneta Ralian / The Dean’s Autumn: Conversations with Antoaneta Ralian — 2011
Astăzi este mâinele de care te-ai temut ieri / Today Is the Tomorrow You Feared Yesterday — 2012
Maimuța carpatină / The Carpathian Monkey — 2013
Muște pe parbrizul vieții / Flies on Life’s Windscreen — 2014
Noi vorbim, nu gândim / We Speak, We Do Not Think — 2015
România în 7 gesturi / Romania in Seven Gestures — 2015
Cum gândesc politicienii (Cum? Gândesc politicienii?) / How Politicians Think (How? Do Politicians Think?) — 2016
Aștept să crăpi (de astăzi, în prime-time) / Waiting for You to Drop Dead (Now in Prime Time) — 2016
Cartea râsului și a cercetării / The Book of Laughter and Inquiry — 2017
Ce se întâmplă cu creierul dacă înveți cuvinte noi în timp ce faci sex / What Happens to Your Brain When You Learn New Words While Having Sex — 2017
Două mături stau de vorbă / Two Brooms Have a Conversation — 2018
Orice om îi este teamă / Everyone Is Afraid — 2018
În lume nu-s mai multe Românii (planetei noastre asta i-ar lipsi) / There Aren’t Any Other Romanias in the World (That’s the Last Thing Our Planet Needs) — 2019
Omul care mută norii / The Man Who Moves the Clouds — 2019
Recviem vesel pentru tata / A Cheerful Requiem for Father — 2020
Vitrina cu șarlatani / The Showcase of Charlatans — 2020
Acul de aur și ochii Glorianei / The Golden Needle and Gloriana’s Eyes — 2021
Noi suntem români (nimeni nu-i perfect) / We Are Romanians (Nobody’s Perfect) — 2022
Podul Diavolului / The Devil’s Bridge — 2022
Garoafe la bordel / Carnations at the Brothel — 2023
Libertatea de depresie / The Freedom of Depression — 2023
Brățară pe glezna ta / A Bracelet on Your Ankle — 2024
În virtutea inepției – Nouă antologie de perle / By Virtue of Nonsense – A New Anthology of Pearls — 2025
Noul ghid al nesimțitului după douăzeci de ani / The New Guide to Being Rude, Twenty Years Later — 2026