Între viață și cărți. Despre neajunsurile și beneficiile ratării

This study analyses the relationship between failure and success from two perspectives: creative psychology sociology of creation. By starting Angelo Mitchievici’s recent book, “Farmecul vieților distruse. Câteva reflecții despre ratare” [The Charm Failed Lives] (2022), which explores one favorite themes decadent literature art (failure), I aim to highlight most relevant existential postures in a writer’s life: anti-bourgeois aristocratic posture (the dandy) proletarian-democratic bohemian). It is not by chance that Mitchievici dwells on works Romanian-French writer Emil Cioran, who tried build an image secluded writer, close anonymity, avoiding cultivate both bohemian dandy style, adopting lifestyle shaped cult work discipline, spirit Protestant ethics theorized Max Weber. explains very convincingly how, once he emigrated Paris, Cioran completely abandoned Romanian language, was convinced failing as order devote himself exclusively writing French, with idea conquering global glory. In addition authors focus are Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Shakespeare, Voltaire, Flaubert, Dino Buzzatti, Mihail Sadoveanu, Mircea Cărtărescu, etc., provides critic opportunity reconnect his former books (e.g. “Decadență și decadentism în contextul modernității românești europene”, 2011) show refined mature essayist’s vein.