Like many avant-garde writers during the Romanian communist regimes, Gellu Naum wrote and published a few books for children, including The Books of Apolodor.

This version was illustrated by Dan Stanciu, a Bucharest artist who often hung out with Gigi Rasovszky as “Polipul”. I love the cover art much I had to share it, to keepsake it.

On another random note, Jacques Herold, a Romanian surrealist artist who had fled to Paris and shared circles with Victor Brauner, went on to illustrate almost 20 poetry books written by Naum.

But here’s a translation of a poem by Naum…he has been on my translating table these days.