Doina Ruști is a Romanian novelist known for her distinctive blend of fantasy, Balkan history and social realism. Her books have appeared in 40 translated editions across 18 languages.
She is the author of The Book of Perilous Dishes, The Ghost in the Mill, Zogru, Ferenike and the YA novels Platanos, The Wild Girl and Matuf, the Wigmaker.
On Wattpad, she publishes stories from her mysterious Bucharest: time travellers, magical shops, strange creatures and lives changed overnight.
Stories in Romanian and English.
www.doinarusti.ro
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Stories by DoinaRusti
Matuf, the Wigmaker by DoinaRusti
Matuf, the Wigmaker
In eighteenth-century Bucharest, a mysterious wig shop appears on Lipscani Street. Its customers emerge young...
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mimicking culture, interest, literature and even love by DoinaRusti
mimicking culture, interest, liter...
Ileana Marin, interviewing Doina Ruști
The Book of Perilous Dishes by DoinaRusti
The Book of Perilous Dishes
It is the year 1798 - seventeen ninety-eight. A slave in Bucharest cooks magical food because he has a secret...