Studia Humanitatis No. I (VIII) / 2019
The Spiritual Father, or On Friendship
Dinu Săraru The author reflects on the distinction between mere acquaintance and true friendship, recalling his bond spanning over six decades with the poet Adrian Păunescu and his more recent friendship with Archbishop Varsanufie of Râmnic, the spiritual father who inspired three of his new novels. The figure of Albert Camus and the work The First Man serve as a spiritual touchstone for a literary journey marked by loneliness, betrayals and creative solidarity.