Marin Sorescu (Romanian pronunciation: [maˈrin soˈresku]; February 29, 1936 - December 8, 1996) was a Romanian poet, playwright, and novelist.

Biography[link]

Born to a family of farmworkers in Bulzeşti, Dolj County, Sorescu graduated from the primary school in his home village. After that he went to the Buzesti Brothers High School in Craiova, after which he was transferred to the Predeal Military School. His final education was at the University of Iaşi, where, in 1960, he graduated with a degree in modern languages. His first book, a collection of parodies in 1964 entitled Singur printre poeţi ("Alone Among Poets"), was widely discussed. He himself called them "sarcastic and awkward". Ten volumes of poetry and prose followed, having a very rapid ascension in the world of literary, as a poet, novelist, playwright, essayist. He grew so popular that his readings were held in football stadiums.

On his poetry, Sorescu said, with characteristic irony: "Just as I can't give up smoking because I don't smoke, I can't give up writing because I have no talent." He often claimed a sense of alienation, saying "the spoken word is a crossed frontier. By the act of saying something, I fail to say many other things." On censorship, he said, after his last, post-1989 Revolution volumes were delayed, "we have won our freedom, so I mustn't complain. O censors, where are you now?"

Sorescu's collection of Censored Poems comprised poems could not be published until the end of the Nicolae Ceauşescu Communist dictatorship; of these, the best known is House under surveillance.

He disappointed some of his admirers by allowing himself to be made Minister of Culture by the unpopular National Salvation Front government between 1993 and 1995.

Ill with cirrhosis and hepatitis, he died from a heart attack at the Elias Hospital in Bucharest.

Awards[link]

• Romanian Academy prize, 1968, 1977
• The Gold Medal for Poetry "Napoli ospite", Italy, 1970
• The Prize of the Romanian Academy for Drama, 1970
• "Le Muse", granted by Accademie delle Muse, Florence, 1978
• The International Poetry Prize "Fernado Riello", Madrid, Spain, 1983
• The International Herder Prize, granted by the University of Vienna in 1991 for his entire activity
• Romanian Writers' Union prize (6 times, for poetry, drama, and literary criticism)

He was also nominated to the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Affiliations[link]

• 1971 - Fellow, International Writing Program, University of Iowa
• 1983 - Member of Mallarmé Academy, Paris
• 1992 - Member of the Romanian Academy
• 1955- Alumnus of Frații Buzești High School

See also[link]

Novels portal

• Romanian Academy
• Frații Buzești High School

References[link]

• Hands Behind My Back: Selected Poems, trans. Gabriela Dragnea, Adriana Varga, & Stuart Friebert (Oberlin College Press, 1991). ISBN 0-932440-58-4
• The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry, edited by J.D. McClatchy, pg. 219.

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Tudor Gheorghe (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtudor ˈɡe̯orɡe]; born August 1, 1945) is a Romanian musician,^[1] actor and poet known primarily for his politically charged musical career and his collaborations with well known figures of late 20th century Romanian poetry. Tudor's recording work is often associated with anti communist activism and has received much critical acclaim during the years. The son of an Iron Guard member, he was forced to take a 4 year break from music by communist authorities after a series of concerts in which he performed songs with politically charged content by renowned Romanian author Ion Luca Caragiale.

He was listed as number 76 on the 2006 100 Greatest Romanians of All Time. Born on August 1, 1945 in Podari, Dolj County, Tudor Gheorghe had a rough childhood as his father was arrested on political grounds and sent to prison in Aiud. His own concerts were banned during the last years of communism.

"Every time I listen to him - and this happens often - Tudor Gheorghe confirms my hunch that Romanian poetry can move mountains" (Marin Sorescu)

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

References[link]

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Mircea Albulescu
Born	Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (1934-10-04) October 4, 1934 (age 77) Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Actor, university professor, journalist, writer

Mircea Albulescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmirt͡ʃe̯a albuˈlesku]; real name Iorgu Constantin Albulescu) is a Romanian actor, university professor (Doctor of Arts), journalist, poet, writer of prose, member of the Writers' Union of Romania (Uniunea Scriitorilor). He was born as Iorgu Constantin V. Albulescu, in Bucharest, on October 4, 1934. He graduated from the Secondary School of Architecture in 1952, and in 1956 he graduated from the Institute of Theatrical and Cinematographic Art in Bucharest.

Filmography[link]

• Pasărea furtunii (1957)
• Dacii (1967)
• Aventurile lui Tom Sawyer (1968)
• Moarte lui Joe Indianul (1968)
• Vin cicliştii (1968)
• Sick Animals (1970)
• Canarul şi viscolul (1970)
• Prea mic pentru un război atât de mare (1970)
• Sentinţa (1970)
• Printre colinele verzi (1971)
• Mihai Viteazul (1971)
• Puterea şi adevărul (1972)
• Bariera (1972)
• Lupul Mărilor (1972)
• Şapte zile (1973)
• Capcana (1974)
• Dincolo de nisipuri (1974)
• Tatăl risipitor (1974)
• Trei scrisori secrete (1974)
• Actorul şi sălbaticii (1975)
• Cursa (1975)
• Nu filmăm să ne amuzăm (1975)
• Zile fierbinţi (1975)
• Dincolo de pod (1976)
• Ultima noapte a singurătăţii (1976)
• Tufă de Veneţia (1977)
• Acţiunea Autobuzul (1978)
• Ediţie specială (1978)
• Mânia (1978)
• Pentru patrie (1978)
• Revanşa (1978)
• Drumuri în cumpănă (1979)
• Nea Mărin miliardar (1979)
• Braţele Afroditei (1979)
• Un om în loden (1979)
• Vacanţă tragică (1979)
• Cumpăna (1980)
• Ancheta (1980)
• Artista, dolarii şi ardelenii (The Actress, the Dollars and the Transylvanians) (1980)
• Capcana mercenarilor (1981)
• Înghiţitorul de săbii (1982)
• Orgolii (1980)
• Semnul şarpelui (1980)
• La capătul liniei (1983)
• Dragostea şi revoluţia (1983)
• Amurgul fântânilor (1984)
• Horea (1984)
• Ziua Z (1985)
• Noi cei din linia întâi (1986)
• Punct şi de la capăt (1987)
• Trenul de aur (1987)
• Cuibul de viespi (1987)
• Anotimpul iubirii (1987)
• Cale liberă (1987)
• Totul se plăteşte (1987)
• Flăcări pe comori (1988)
• Dreptatea (1989)
• Portret anonim – autor necunoscut (1989)(unreleased)
• Călătorie de neuitat (1989)
• Misiunea (1989)
• Serenadă pe Dunăre (1989)
• Wilhelm Cuceritorul (1989)
• Rămânerea (1990)
• Fără drept de corespondenţă (1990)
• Cel mai iubit dintre pământeni (1993)
• Ultimul mesager (1994)
• Le travail de furet (1994)
• Le passage (1994
• Craii de Curtea-veche (1995)
• Ochii care nu se văd... (1995)
• Scrisorile prietenului (1995)
• Semne în pustiu (1996)

References[link]

• Mircea Albulescu's page at National Theatre Bucharest

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