New Publication Date for Mircea Cărtărescu’s THEODOROS, translated by Sean Cotter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—

Last year, Deep Vellum announced the acquisition of Mircea Cărtărescu’s Theodoros, translated by Sean Cotter, for publication in October of 2026.

As the largest publisher of literature in translation in the United States—and as true believers in the often-quixotic project of publishing challenging avant-garde works—we are deeply committed to our authors and our readers. To honor that commitment and ensure that Theodoros will arrive in English as the best possible version of itself, we have made the difficult decision to delay publication by one year. The new publication date will be October 26th, 2027.

A note from Publisher Will Evans:

“Great books take time, and publishing is about playing the long game. Mircea Catarescu lived with the idea of Theodoros for decades, then spent two years writing it. The result of this long gestation process was a new monument of 21st century literature, an inimitable vision by one of the genuine visionaries of our time. 

“Mircea has entrusted us to bring his masterpiece into English. We owe it to him and to his readers all over world to give this book the time it needs to become immortal.”