Incursiuni în imaginarul religios din literatura română contemporană (5) Chemarea (internautu)lui Matei
Insights into religious imaginary in contemporary Romanian literature (5). The call of (netizen) Matei

Summary/Abstract: Florina Ilis’s second novel, Chemarea lui Matei (2002), is part of a trilogy, alongside Coborîrea de pe cruce (2001) and Cruciada copiilor (2005). The title itself announces a fictional universe abundant in religious references (the conversion of Matei the publican). In this text, the religious sphere functions as a metaphor for describing the protagonist’s inability to take important decisions. As he does not hear any “calling” for the holy, the only metamorphosis that Matei experiences is that from poet to novelist. Thus, the novel becomes an initiation not in “the mysteries of faith” but in the art of novel writing, defined as a therapy for self-discovery.

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