Mirela – un paradox, de Titu Popescu, 2005.

Book Reviews/Recenzii:
– ADRIANA FOLTUŢ: CAPTIVE IN FREEDOM OR, LIFE ON THE RUN BY MIRELA ROZNOVEANU
–Marcel Cornis-Pope about The Civilization of the Novel
–Civilizatia romanului comentata de Paul Cornea
–Jean Parvulesco about Les temp de ceux qui sont elus
-Le temps de ceux qui sont élus (Jean Parvulesco) pdf
-Stefan Stoenescu despre Timpul celor alesi/The Time of the Chosen
–The Life Manager and Other Stories (Annie Gottlieb)
–Timpul celor alesi (Constantin Eretescu)
–Timpul celor alesi (GeoVasile)
-Platonia (Andrei Codrescu, Dan Cristea)
–Platonia  (C. Eretescu)
–Platonia (Ion Ţugui)
-Platonia (Alina Lupse)
–Dictionarul Scriitorilor Romani din Statele Unite si Canada  (Aurel Sasu)
–Civilization of the Novel vol 1 (Mihai Ungheanu)
–Civilizatia romanului, vol II (Ion Tugui)
–Invatarea Lumii (Titu Popescu)
– Viata pe Fuga&Platonia  (Daniel Stefan Pocovnicu)
-Mirela – un paradox (Mircea Diaconu)
-Al. Piru despre Timpul celor alesi, 1988 
–Gabriela Negreanu despre Timpul celor alesi, 1988
-Titu Popescu, in Autori si Climate, 2009
-The Life Manager and Other Stories
-Elegies from New York City, 2008
-Civilizatia romanului, Editura Cartex, 2008
-Born Again–in Exile

“Romanul Viaţa pe fugă, semnat de Mirela Roznoveanu, este – aflăm din prezentarea de pe coperta a IV-a – romanul dizidentei intelectuale, în fond o dramă care ridică trăirile şi reflexivitatea eroinei la rangul de morală a existenţei. Un roman al marilor tensiuni interioare, cu rezolvări imprevizibile, de o realizare artistică de excepţie ce trebuie să figureze printer operele de marcă ale genului.” Această “arhitectură epică superior organizată” – cum şi-ar numi, probabil, autoarea însăşi opera (folosind instrumentarul conceptual propriu teoreticianului romanului, care a fost distins cu Premiul “Lucian Blaga” al Academiei Române pentru impresionanta lucrare Civilizaţia romanului) –  în jurul “navei principale” reprezentată de tema libertăţii, pune în evidenţă soliditatea sau fragilitatea, după caz, a “contraforţilor” tuturor utopiilor de care ne e dat într-o viaţă să fugim. Dacă “civilizaţia romanului este orizontul de tensiune dintre forma integratoare şi civilizaţie în ansamblul ei”, aşa cum constată Mirela Roznoveanu în singulara sa istorie a romanului, atunci, parafrazînd, viaţa pe fugă este orizontul de tensiune dintre o comunitate opresoare şi lume în întregul ei. În acest orizont se află, de altfel, toată literatura exilului.” Vasile Gogea
https://vasilegogea.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/gogeas-blog-express-of-books-primul-vagon/
Biblioteca Românească
“While reading Elegies from New York City I have paid attention to the note that indicates which poems are translated and which were written in English. I think Mirela is now probably that rare thing a bilingual poet. Her English idiom has blossomed splendidly-a strange and beautiful flower with roots that seem to go almost to Indo-European, yet with the rich vocabulary and cadence that NYC (as well as her scholarship) gives to a true listener.

It seems to me too that Mirela’s world-view is deepening-or perhaps that is an insensitive word, ‘widening’ is perhaps better, to assimilate her North American experience. I am thinking particularly of ‘Continuum’ (though I know this is translated), ‘In the Amethyst Cave,’ and the long ‘ New York ‘-the latter two capturing (in my hearing) a certain essence in US life that is hidden to most Americans. ‘On the Conversion of Beast to Human” with its chilling last lines intensifies this feeling for me. In a less political but equally powerful mythic way I admire ‘The Stagecoach Driver’ and ‘The Phoenix Ashes,’ with their huge timeless evocations of legends and landscapes that our more popular culture reserves for very limited historical purposes. And the description of baseball in ‘The Baseball Field’ (so un-American!) resonates strongly for me and charms me.

The personal voice is terribly human, with a sadness and sometimes desperation that any honest caring human will recognize instantly. I find it deeply comforting. My only fear is that people (especially in the US ) routinely reject this kind of truth, they have been indoctrinated to feel ‘happiness’ at all costs, despite the misery of their lives. But I do agree with the blurb on the back cover that says ‘I can’t imagine anyone with any sensitivity reading her work, and not experiencing a strong emotional response.’ The great elusive human questions never leave Mirela Roznoveanu.”  Terry Hegarty
Terry Hegarty is an editor and musician based in Boston , MA.