Theodoros

**PRE-ORDER NOW!** By Mircea CărtărescuTranslated by Sean Cotter A “pseudo-historical” epic of human ambition and the quest for power, from Romania’s most celebrated contemporary writer. Publication Date: October 27, 2026 Hardcover ISBN: 9781646054459eBook ISBN: 9781646054466 Description Narrated in the second person, seven archangels relay the captivating and frequently terrifying tale of Theodoros (or Tudor, or Tewodros, as he is variably known): a servant, a runaway, a pirate, an emperor, a lovesick romantic. From Wallachia to Greece to Ethiopia, “you” undertake a series of surreal quests rooted as much in real-life history as they are in legend and myth.  A departure from the surrealist self-investigations of Solenoid and Blinding, Theodoros retains all the sentence-level linguistic brilliance that has gained Cărtărescu worldwide critical acclaim. The novel is rife with literary and artistic references, so much so that following these threads is as engrossing as following the ingen