‘No other novel and no coffee have ever woken me up so swiftly.’
Sergiu Miat, Investigative Journalist - about Dracula, the kiss in the Black Church
BIO
NICOLE DUTU
Fantasy writer and playwright, born on 28th June in Romania. Nominated for the UNITER Prize for Best Play with The Knot
CHILDHOOD
Born in Braila, one of Romania's earliest harbours, a city that has produced many important artists and writers. Nicole developed a passion for storytelling during the weekend gatherings of her large extended family, where grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins shared stories, love and happiness in the grandparents' vineyard.
EDUCATION AND CAREER
Nicole trained as an actress for four years. She then returned to her first love, writing, which led to a further five years of literary study. Her education includes studies in Universal and Comparative Literature at the University of Bucharest, an MA in Creative Writing at City University London, followed by postgraduate study in novel technique at the same institution.
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REVIEWS
Only a Romanian who had traced Dracula’s footsteps could write such a spectacular novel.”
An intricate novel made up of five love stories built around the famous Dracula, winding over several centuries of complex and unpredictable history.
As terrifying as it is impressive, exhilarating and melancholic. Refined torture, hellfire eroticism at its best.
A fabulous journey through Romanian myth and history. The more I read this book, the more I love it.
