Over the years, the Romanian Cultural Institute (RCI) has played a key role in promoting Doina Ruști’s work internationally, supporting and documenting her participation in literary festivals, book fairs, public readings, and cultural dialogues across Europe.
Dedicated pages, institutional archives, and editorial recommendations published by the RCI outline a coherent international trajectory, in which contemporary Romanian literature circulates naturally between languages, cultures, and audiences.
➡️ https://www.icr.ro/pagini/doina-rusti
➡️ https://www.icr.ro/cauta/Doina+Ru%C8%99ti
A major highlight of this presence was the literary tour in Spain, organized by the RCI, where Doina Ruști met readers in Madrid and other cities, discussing her novels in translation and their European reception.
➡️ https://www.icr.ro/pagini/turneu-literar-doina-rusti-in-spania
In Madrid, the RCI also actively promoted Mâța Vinerii, recommending the novel to international readers and featuring it within the institute’s library programs.
➡️ https://www.icr.ro/madrid/recomandare-mata-vinerii-de-doina-rusti
The international reach of her work was further strengthened by the launch of The Book of Perilous Dishes at the London Book Fair, in an event organized by RCI Rome, bringing Romanian literature in English translation to a global audience.
➡️ https://www.icr.ro/roma/volumul-doinei-rusti-the-book-of-perilous-dishes-lansat-la-targul-de-carte-de-la-londra
Italy has remained a significant cultural space for Doina Ruști, through her participation in the I Mercoledì Letterariseries in Rome and her presence at Circolo dei Lettori in Turin, fostering dialogue with Italian readers and literary professionals.
➡️ https://www.icr.ro/roma/doina-rusti-at-i-mercoledi-letterari-2021
A landmark moment was her invitation to the Gavoi Literary Festival in Sardinia, which reinforced the visibility of Romanian literature in the Mediterranean cultural sphere.
➡️ https://www.icr.ro/pagini/doina-rusti-la-festivalul-literar-al-sardiniei-de-la-gavoi
In France, the RCI in Paris supported literary encounters and reading initiatives where Doina Ruști appeared as a representative voice of contemporary Romanian fiction.
➡️ https://www.icr.ro/paris/eu-citesc-tu-citestidoina-rusti-ne-citeste-manifest-pentru-lectura/en
Through this network of events, translations, and institutional collaborations, the Romanian Cultural Institute has contributed decisively to building a lasting international presence for Doina Ruști’s work.
