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And now on with the show...
About Adrian Deliu
Adrian Deliu was born in December 1963 in
Bucharest, Romania, where he has spent most of his life and resides today.
After obtaining an economics degree, he worked for a year and a half as an
economist, but quit immediately after the events of December 1989 that marked
the end of the Communist regime of Nicolae Caeusescu. In 1990, Adrian made the
transtition from economist to reporter and editor for several Romanian
newspapers and magazines. In the year 2004, he began work as a freelance
translator for several publishing houses in Romania, the most notable being
Corint Publishing Group, and its imprints, Leda Books and Corint Junior. In the
past eight years, Adrian has translated dozens of books for children and young
adults, such as the series Children of
the Lamp, by P.B. Kerr, The Wardstone
Chronicles, by Joseph Delaney, The
Nine Lives of Chloe King, by Liz Braswell, The Vampire Academy, by Richelle Mead, The Morganville Vampires, by Rachael Caine, Pretty Little Liars, by Sara Shepard, Women of the Underworld, by Kelley Armstrong, and, most currently...
Creatura by Nely Cab.
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A Day in the
Life of
Adrian Deliu
In three words, I can sum up everything
I've learned about life: it goes on. --Robert Frost
That’s what I can
say about almost any day in my life. There’s nothing spectacular. Or, if it is,
it doesn’t strike me. Life goes on with good days, bad days, dull days,
sparkling days… it goes on. So, let me see...
Sometime between 8:00AM and 10:00AM — The beginning of a new day. Because I’m a freelancer,
I am the one who makes the schedule, so I wake up when I wake up, that’s all. Some
days earlier, and some later, depending on how late I stayed up the night
before.
About three decades
ago, I saw a play called The Farm, by
David Storey, at one of the best theatres in Bucharest named Bulandra. One of
the characters was blind, deaf and dumb every morning, until he drank his cup
of coffee. The same applies for me now; don’t count on me ’til I finish my
coffee! Is that understood?
Half an hour later (that means, while drinking coffee)
— I sit in front of
my PC, checking my e-mails usually, Facebook notifications, a few newsletters
and special offers. The latter are deleted without opening them, thank you very
much. And, most important, a few words from my little Jo, the most important
person of my life. That’s what enlightens my whole day. Next, the press (news),
also online. Mostly, the headlines would suffice. When the second batch of
coffee is ready, I, too, am ready for work.
Around 11 — Start of the actual workday. As it happens, now I work on the Romanian
translation of Creatura, a brilliant
book by... Hey, Nely, may I disclose the name of the author? ;) I must confess that
I didn’t have enough time for properly reading the book before beginning the
translation, so I discover the action step by step. And, Geez, it’s sooo full
of surprises! I totally love it! I think that the Romanian readers will love it
too, and that will be very soon, when Creatura
is to be published by Leda Books (www.ledabooks.ro), one of the top publishing houses in Romania. I’m
sure it’ll be a hit! Look, this is something I just translated:
A few times during the day — Breakfast, lunch, dinner, a couple of snacks...
whatever. Really, I’m still working on establishing a proper nourishing
schedule. Until then, I eat when I remember. Thank God (and to my little Jo!),
I did quit smoking some eight months ago, after almost 30 years... A cup of
coffee from time to time, a glass of soda... oh, and some music, please!
Lately, my fav is the latest album from Rush, Clockwork Angels. But almost every day I replay a tune by
Marillion, No One Can. It’s very special
for me. Want to hear it? Here:
Late in the evening — The same as the morning routine, sort of. Facebook,
Twitter, online publications. Sometimes, but not too often, I’m in the mood for
a good movie. The last one that really impressed me was A Single Man, a film by Tom Ford, based on the novel of the same
name by Christopher Isherwood. Colin Firth made a great role there. Look:
And so, at about
midnight, another day in my life comes to an end. And the life goes on. And on.
And tomorrow... Of course, tomorrow will be another day! :)
Thank you, Adrian, for sharing your day with us and thank you, readers for taking the time to stop by. I hope that you've enjoyed today's
"A Day in the Life of..."
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