fiction.wikisort.org - WriterMarin Sorescu (Romanian pronunciation: [maˈrin soˈresku] (listen); 29 February 1936 – 8 December 1996) was a Romanian poet, playwright, and novelist.
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In office 25 November 1993 – 5 May 1995 |
Prime Minister | Nicolae Văcăroiu |
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Preceded by | Petre Sălcudeanu |
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Succeeded by | Viorel Mărginean |
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Born | (1936-02-29)29 February 1936 Bulzești, Dolj County, Kingdom of Romania |
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Died | 8 December 1996(1996-12-08) (aged 60) (Myocardial infarction) Bucharest, Romania |
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Political party | Independent politician |
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Education | Faculty of Letters, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (1955–1960) |
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- poet
- playwright
- writer
- politician
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Awards | Herder Prize (1991) |
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His works were translated into more than 20 countries, and the total number of his books that were published abroad rises up to 60 books. He has also been known for his painting, and he opened many art exhibits in Romania and abroad. He occupied the position of Minister of Culture within the Nicolae Văcăroiu Cabinet, without being a member of any political party, after the Romanian revolution of 1989 (from 25 November 1993 to 5 May 1995).
Biography
Born to a family of farmworkers in Bulzești, 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. In 1971, he was a resident of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.
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 which could not be published until after the Nicolae Ceauşescu Communist dictatorship; of these, the best known is House under surveillance.
Iona, the play written by Marin Sorescu and first published in 1968 is a true masterpiece. The biblical myth says the prophet Iona (Jonah) was swallowed by a whale.[1] In his play, Sorescu takes the story further and imagines what happens to Iona while he was inside the whale. "The most terrible part of the play is when Iona loses his echo", writes Sorescu in the foreword of this play. "Iona was alone, but his echo was whole. He shouted: Io-na, and his echo answered: Io-na. Then, it remained just half of the echo. He shouted Io-na, but all he could hear was Io. Io, in some ancient language, means me".[2] Iona was played to a full house in Bucharest in 1969, but the tragedy was quickly withdrawn, because its content was considered too controversial.[3]
Ill with cirrhosis and hepatitis, he died from a heart attack at the Elias Hospital in Bucharest, aged 60.
Collections of Sorescu in English translation
- Marin Sorescu- Selected Poems (from 6 collections, 1965-73), translated Michael Hamburger (Bloodaxe, 1983) ISBN 0-906427-48-7
- The Biggest Egg in the World, translated by Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney &c., ed. Edna Longley (Bloodaxe, 1987)
- Hands Behind My Back: Selected Poems, trans. Gabriela Dragnea, Adriana Varga, & Stuart Friebert (Oberlin College Press, 1991). ISBN 0-932440-58-4
- Censored Poems, translated John Hartley Williams & Hilde Ottschofski (Bloodaxe, 2001)
- The Bridge (Poems written by Sorescu on his death bed), translated Adam J Sorkin & Lidia Vianu (Bloodaxe, 2004)
Sorescu in English language anthologies
- An Anthology of Contemporary Romanian Poetry (contains 22 poems by Sorescu), translated by Andrea Deletant and Brenda Walker (Forest Books, 1984) ISBN 0-9509487-4-8
- The Faber Book of Modern European Poetry, ed. A. Alvarez (Faber and Faber, 1992) ISBN 0-571-14321-0
- The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry (pg. 219), edited by J.D. McClatchy (Vintage, 1996) ISBN 0679741151
- Bloodaxe Poetry Introductions: Enzensberger, Holub, Sorescu (contains 21 poems by Sorescu), ed. Neil Astley (Bloodaxe, 2006)
- Born in Utopia – An anthology of Modern and Contemporary Romanian Poetry - Carmen Firan and Paul Doru Mugur (editors) with Edward Foster – Talisman House Publishers – 2006 – ISBN 1-58498-050-8
- Testament – Anthology of Modern Romanian Verse - American Edition – Daniel Ioniță (editor and translator) with Eva Foster, Rochelle Bews, and Daniel Reynaud – monolingual English language edition – Australian-Romanian Academy Publishing – 2017 – ISBN 978-0-9953502-0-5
- 2019 -Testament - 400 Years of Romanian Poetry/400 de ani de poezie românească - Minerva Publishing 2019 - Daniel Ioniță (editor and principal translator) assisted by Daniel Reynaud, Adriana Paul and Eva Foster. ISBN 978-973-21-1070-6
- 2020 - Romanian Poetry from its Origins to the Present - bilingual edition - Daniel Ioniță (editor and principal translator) with Daniel Reynaud, Adriana Paul and Eva Foster - Australian-Romanian Academy Publishing - 2020 - ISBN 978-0-9953502-8-1 ; LCCN: 2020907831
Awards
- 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
- 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
- Novels portal
Notes
Herder Prize Laureates |
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1964–1970 | |
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1971–1980 | |
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1981–1990 |
- 1981: Emil Condurachi
- Sándor Csoóri
- Stefka Georgieva
- Dimitrios Loukatos
- Vjenceslav Richter
- Eugen Suchoň
- Elida Maria Szarota
- 1982: Athanasios Aravantinos
- Ana Blandiana
- Vojislav J. Đurić
- Sona Kovacevicová
- Aleksandar Nichev
- Jan Józef Szczepański
- Imre Varga
- 1983: Władysław Bartoszewski
- Géza Entz
- Jozef Jankovič
- Gunther Schuller
- Zdenko Škreb
- Stefana Stoykova
- C. A. Trypanis
- 1984: Emilijan Cevc
- Konstantinos Dimaras
- Karel Horálek
- György Konrád
- Constantin Lucaci
- Krasimir Manchev
- Krzysztof Meyer
- 1985: Branko Fučić
- Růžena Grebeníčková
- Adrian Marino
- Demetrios Pallas
- Károly Perczel
- Simeon Pironkov
- Andrzej Wajda
- 1986: Georgi Baev
- Tekla Dömötör
- Boris Gaberščik
- Konrad Górski
- Johannes Karayannopoulos
- Jiří Kotalík
- Anatol Vieru
- 1987: Roman Brandstaetter
- Doula Mouriki
- József Ujfalussy
- Vladimir Veličković
- Velizar Velkov
- Gheorghe Vrabie
- 1988: Roman Berger
- Christos Kapralos
- Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga
- György Györffy
- Donka Petkanova
- Mieczysław Porębski
- Edvard Ravnikar
- 1989: Maria Banuș
- Ákos Birkás
- Jerzy Buszkiewicz
- Václav Frolec
- Nikolai Genchev
- Petar Miljković-Pepek
- Nikos Gabriel Pentzikis
- 1990: Liviu Calin
- Bronisław Geremek
- Aris Konstantinidis
- Dejan Medaković
- Virginia Paskaleva
- Adriena Šimotová
- András Vizkelety
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2001–2006 | |
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Nicolae Văcăroiu cabinet (1992–1996) |
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Prime Minister | Nicolae Văcăroiu |
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Ministers of State |
- Mişu Negriţoiu/Mircea Coșea
- Dan Mircea Popescu
- Teodor Meleșcanu
- Florin Georgescu
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Ministers |
- Petre Ninosu/Gavril Iosif Chiuzbaian/Ion Predescu (Justice)
- Florin Georgescu (Finance)
- Niculae Spiroiu/Gheorghe Tinca (Defense)
- Mihai Golu/Liviu Maior/Marin Sorescu/Viorel Mărgineanu/Grigore Zanc (Culture and Arts)
- Ioan Oancea/Valeriu Tabără/Alexandru Lăpușan (Agriculture)
- Teodor Meleșcanu (Foreign Affairs)
- Marin Cristea (Public Works)
- Constantin Teculescu/Cristian Ionescu/Petru Crişan/Dan Ioan Popescu (Commerce)
- George Ioan Dănescu/Doru Ioan Tărăcilă (Interior)
- Liviu Maior (Education)
- Aurel-Constantin Ilie (Environment)
- Dan Mircea Popescu (Labor)
- Paul Teodoru/Aurel Novac (Transport)
- Iulian Mincu/Daniela Bartoş (Health)
- Andrei Chirică/Adrian Turicu/Mircea Coșea (Communication)
- Dumitru Popescu/Alexandru Stănescu (Industries)
- Matei-Agathon Dan (Tourism)
- Doru Dumitru Palade/Valer Dorneanu/Petre Ninosu (Research and Technology)
- Gheorghe Angelescu/Alexandru Mironov (Youth and Sport)
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- PUNR minister
- Independent minister
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На других языках
- [en] Marin Sorescu
[es] Marin Sorescu
Marin Sorescu (29 de febrero de 1936 – 8 de diciembre de 1996), poeta, dramaturgo, y novelista rumano.
[fr] Marin Sorescu
Marin Sorescu, né le 29 février 1936 à Bulzești, en Roumanie et mort dans la ville Bucarest le 8 décembre 1996, est l'écrivain roumain le plus célèbre et le plus traduit[1] de la seconde moitié du vingtième siècle.
[ru] Сореску, Марин
Марин Сореску (Marin Sorescu) (19 февраля 1936 (1936-02-19), Булзешти ― 8 декабря 1995, Бухарест) ― румынский поэт и драматург. Один из ярких представителей румынской поэтической волны наравне с Никитой Стэнеску и Аной Бландианой.
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