Nostalgia is a novel by the Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu. It was first published in Romania under the title Visul ("The Dream") in 1989 with Cartea Româneasca Publishing House, having been mangled by censors. It appeared in its full form as Nostalgia in 1993 under Humanitas. It was thereafter translated into French, German, Hungarian, Spanish and other languages, and was nominated for literary prizes across Europe, including the Latin Union Prize. In 2005, the novel was translated to English by Julian Semilian and published by New Directions. Source: Wikipedia (en)