Doina Rusti is among the most important contemporary Romanian writers and is widely appreciated for the epic force, originality and erudition of her novels. Award winning and translated into many languages, she has written ten novels, including The Phantom in the Mill (2008), The Phanariot Manuscript (2015), Lizoanca (2009), Zogru (2006), and The Book of Perilous Dishes (2017). Doina lives in Bucharest, and is a university professor and screenwriter. http://doinarusti.ro