Ușa noastră cea de toate zilele

Paul Goma’s Ușa noastră cea de toate zilele looks at private life and politics under communism. The novel draws on his own memories. It takes a close look at people’s inner lives. Goma seeks to reclaim his past and its political context. This book forms part of that wider effort. He wrote it in 1968. It first came out in Romania in 1992.

The book mixes true-to-life scenes of society with absurd events. It adds strange, distorted details and things with a deeper meaning. Its form is much like that of a stage play. The chapter titles hint at themes in a short work. That work could be a musical or a play. This gives a planned shape to its view of communist life. This edition is part of the Cartier popular series.