Author Description

The book follows my two-year experience as the last assistant to Mircea Malița—one of Romania’s most respected intellectuals, a diplomat, academician, and philosopher. At the time, I was 24, naïve but eager to learn. What began as a simple task—organizing his vast personal library—became an education in life itself. Through daily conversations, reading assignments, and thought-provoking debates, I was exposed to a world of ideas, ranging from diplomacy and philosophy to friendship, hardship, and the nature of wisdom. A Taste for Infinity: Notes of a Disciple is a narrative memoir that reflects on a formative period in my life—an unexpected apprenticeship that shaped my understanding of wisdom, learning, and personal growth. Inspired by works like The Last Year of Tolstoy by Valentin Bulgakov and Conversations with Goethe by Johann Eckermann, it combines reflective storytelling with an accessible, engaging style.