
Norman Manea is a Romanian writer and author of short fiction, novels, and essays about the Holocaust, daily life in a communist state, and exile. He lives in the United States, where he is a Professor and writer in residence at Bard College.
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Compulsory Happiness
2012
ISBN 9780300188639
On Clowns
1992
ISBN 9780802114150
Dark Laughter
2001
ISBN 9780941964524
The Hooligan's Return
2013
ISBN 9780300197808