I-am scris pe Facebook, rug\u00e2ndu-l frumos s\u0103-mi dea o adres\u0103 s\u0103-i trimit cartea. M-a \u00eentrebat dac\u0103 pot ajunge \u00een centru a doua zi. Lucram \u00een zona central\u0103, da, puteam ie\u015fi s\u0103 ne vedem, aveam pauz\u0103 de pr\u00e2nz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mi-a dat \u00eent\u00e2lnire la un restaurant numit Pescarul, aflat vizavi de Teatrul Na\u0163ional. Un restaurant foarte vechi, cu vibe vintage, amenajat \u015fi decorat ca \u00een 1970. Probabil c\u0103 se ducea acolo \u00eenc\u0103 din tinere\u0163e \u015fi se vedea la o ciorbi\u0163\u0103 de pe\u015fte cu somit\u0103\u0163ile literare ale vremii. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
De cum am intrat \u00een restaurant, toate doamnele chelneri\u0163e – de etate considerabil\u0103 \u015fi ele, iar asta mi se pare cool, \u00eemi plac firmele care nu \u0163in neap\u0103rat s\u0103 aib\u0103 numai tinerele de 20 de ani, \u00een fust\u0103 scurt\u0103 – cum ziceam, toate doamnele au venit s\u0103-l salute cu un z\u00e2mbet larg, s\u0103-l \u00eentrebe ce mai face \u015fi cum mai e cu s\u0103n\u0103tatea. Genul \u0103sta de primire c\u0103lduroas\u0103 indic\u0103 faptul c\u0103 acel client e de-al casei, \u015fi c\u0103 e mereu amabil \u015fi respectuos, \u015fi probabil, \u015fi generos la bac\u015fi\u015f. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Farfurii de por\u0163elan \u015fi tac\u00e2muri frumos ornamentate, ca pe vremea bunicii; m\u00e2ncare delicioas\u0103, g\u0103tit\u0103 cu o dragoste care probabil \u00eei era rezervat\u0103 lui Alex \u015etef\u0103nescu, c\u0103 eu treceam pe acolo prima oar\u0103 \u00een via\u0163a mea. \u015ei da, la un restaurant cu specific pesc\u0103resc VREI, mai mult dec\u00e2t oriunde \u00een alt\u0103 parte, s\u0103 te plac\u0103 personalul. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I-am dat cartea. M-a surprins: mi-a dat la schimb o carte a lui, \u201eCum te po\u021bi rata ca scriitor\u201d. Am r\u00e2s \u0219i l-am \u00eentrebat dac\u0103 \u00eencearc\u0103 s\u0103-mi transmit\u0103 subliminal ceva. A r\u0103spuns c\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2i trebuie s\u0103 citeasc\u0103 cartea, apoi va transmite tot ce are de zis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dup\u0103 aceea, dou\u0103 ore \u0219i jum\u0103tate, mi-a creat din vorbe o veritabil\u0103 fresc\u0103 a vie\u021bii culturale din Bucure\u0219tiul ultimelor patru decenii. Mi-a povestit despre scriitori talenta\u021bi, despre scriitori netalenta\u021bi, dar cu ifose \u0219i ego c\u00e2t casa, despre politicieni cu preten\u021bii de scriitori \u0219i despre critici mai vechi \u0219i mai noi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
La final, mi-a zis doar at\u00e2t: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Pe mine nu m\u0103 intereseaz\u0103 g\u0103\u0219tile literare. M\u0103 intereseaz\u0103 un singur lucru: dac\u0103 o carte e bun\u0103 sau proast\u0103. Fac aceast\u0103 meserie dintr-un singur motiv: iubesc literatura mai presus de orice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
La final, am \u00eencercat s\u0103 cer eu nota. Pentru c\u0103 era o \u00eent\u00e2lnire profesional\u0103 \u00een interesul meu. S-a uitat la mine vizibil jignit \u0219i a \u00eentrebat: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Ar\u0103t at\u00e2t de b\u0103tr\u00e2n \u0219i de neputincios, c\u0103 nu pot pl\u0103ti o mas\u0103 la un restaurant? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nu m-a l\u0103sat s\u0103 cotizez nici m\u0103car la bac\u0219i\u0219, care, \u00eentr-adev\u0103r, era foarte generos. Mi-a zis: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Te rog, nu-mi lua pl\u0103cerea de a m\u0103 sim\u021bi b\u0103rbat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cen dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, a ap\u0103rut nu mai \u021bin minte \u00een care revist\u0103 o recenzie plin\u0103 de entuziasm a lui Alex. At\u00e2t de entuziast\u0103, \u00eenc\u00e2t am publicat-o ca postfa\u021b\u0103 la edi\u021bia a doua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
L-am sunat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Mul\u021bumesc frumos, nu \u0219ti\u021bi c\u00e2t de mult m\u0103 ajuta\u021bi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Cum am zis, m\u0103 intereseaz\u0103 un singur lucru. S\u0103 fie bun\u0103 cartea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rar mi-a fost dat s\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lnesc, de-a lungul vie\u021bii, o persoan\u0103 at\u00e2t de straightforward, f\u0103r\u0103 condi\u021bii ascunse, f\u0103r\u0103 arogan\u021be – chit c\u0103, av\u00e2nd \u00een vedere cariera lui monumental\u0103, m\u0103car ar fi avut de ce – f\u0103r\u0103 snobisme, f\u0103r\u0103 \u201edar a cui e\u0219ti tu\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evident c\u0103, dup\u0103 ce Alex \u0218tef\u0103nescu mi-a dat girul calit\u0103\u021bii, au venit o gr\u0103mad\u0103 de al\u021bii s\u0103 se temeneasc\u0103 la mine. Al\u021bii care m\u0103 ignoraser\u0103 cu superioritate \u00eenainte de Alex \u0218tef\u0103nescu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apoi, am p\u0103strat o amici\u021bie telefonic\u0103, punctat\u0103 din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd de evenimente literare la care m\u0103 chema s\u0103 vorbesc \u0219i s\u0103 citesc, pentru c\u0103 \u00eemi aprecia sim\u021bul umorului. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
S-a sup\u0103rat pe mine prin 2018, c\u00e2nd m-a \u00eentrebat c\u00e2nd scot urm\u0103toarea carte, \u0219i i-am explicat c\u00e2t de frustrant\u0103 e pia\u021ba de carte din \u021bara asta, \u0219i c\u00e2t de mult te chinui de unul singur, s\u0103 te promovezi, \u0219i cum vezi doar b\u0103nu\u021bi de semin\u021be \u00een urma muncii tale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Dac\u0103 f\u0103ceam munca asta pentru beneficii materiale, \u00eemi spunea el, acum eram miliardar. Dac\u0103 ceream bani de la to\u021bi scriitorii tineri care aveau nevoie de promovare, pentru c\u0103 nu-i b\u0103ga nimeni \u00een seam\u0103, eram mai bogat dec\u00e2t \u021airiac. Tu trebuie s\u0103 scrii c\u0103r\u021bi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Poate c\u0103 o s\u0103 le scriu la un moment dat, c\u00e2nd o s\u0103 am timp s\u0103 le autoeditez. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Nu \u00een\u021beleg scriitorul care vede c\u0103r\u021bile ca pe o afacere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i mi-a tr\u00e2ntit telefonul \u00een nas. Adev\u0103rul e c\u0103, dac\u0103 g\u00e2ndea tranzac\u021bional, mi-ar fi putut cere bani atunci, \u00een 2012. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i adev\u0103rul e c\u0103 dac\u0103 mi-ar fi cerut, i-a\u0219 fi dat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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