Born 1986 – Bucharest, Romania.
Mihail Victus is a critically acclaimed writer and visual artist. He has been honored with numerous national literary awards for his fiction, including honors from prestigious cultural institutions and literary journals such as Ateneu and Tribuna.
He is the author of two novels: Fracturi (Fractures, 2019) and Toate păcatele noastre (All Our Sins, 2021). Both titles were finalists for the „Book of the Year” award (Agenția de Carte). In 2021, he was nominated for „Young Prose Writer of the Year” and was included in the „100 Absolut Artists” project, a selection of Romania’s most influential contemporary creators.
Influences: Ernest Hemingway, José Saramago, William Faulkner, Kenzaburō Ōe, Truman Capote, Philip Roth, John Steinbeck, Henry Miller, Charles Bukowski, Harper Lee, Raymond Chandler, John Fante, Saul Bellow.
„One of the most gifted contemporary writers.” — Radu Aldulescu
Contact: mihail.victus@gmail.com