Norman Manea: The superb Romanian folklore is a guarantee that humor, poetry and song would always accompany the destiny of the Latins of the East

Now, at its centennial, Romania is a member of the European Community, in full process of modernization and globalization, with a new generation synchronized with the pulse of the present, is capable of preserving its vitality, its spiritual energy and the dreams of fulfillment it always cherished. The superb Romanian folklore is a guarantee that humor, poetry and song would always accompany the destiny of the Latins of the East.