Augustin Buzura (; September 22, 1938 – July 10, 2017) was a

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n novelist and short story writer, also known as a journalist, essayist and literary critic. A member of the Romanian Academy, he has been the president of the Romanian Cultural Foundation since 1990 and president of the

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between 2003 and 2004.

Biography

Born in Berinţa village,

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(

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), Buzura graduated from Gheorghe Şincai National College in

Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; hu, Nagybánya; german: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; la, Rivulus Dominarum) is a municipality along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș ...

and attended the

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(1958–1964), specializing in psychiatry.''Detalii despre autor. Buzura, Augustin''
at Editura Paralela 45; retrieved April 30, 2008 He debuted as a journalist with articles published by the magazine ''

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'' during 1960. Augustin's Buzura first published work was the 1963 collection of short stories, ''Capul Bunei Speranţe'' ("Cape of Good Hope"). He continued to publish regularly after that date, receiving critical acclaim and being awarded the

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prize three times, for the successive works ''Absenţii'' ("The Absentees"), ''Feţele tăcerii'' ("The Faces of Silence") and ''Vocile nopţii'' ("The Voices in the Night").

Works

*''Capul Bunei Speranţe'', 1963, Cape of Good Hope *''De ce zboara vulturii'', 1967, Why Do Eagles Fly *''Absenţii'', 1970, The Unpresents *''Orgolii'', 1974, Prides *''Feţele tăcerii'', 1974, Silence's Faces *''Vocile nopţii'', 1980, Night's Voices *''Bloc-notes'', 1981, Block-notes *''Refugii'', 1984, Refugees *''Drumul cenuşii'', 1988, Cinder's Road *''Recviem pentru nebuni şi bestii'', 1999, Requiem for the Crazy & the Beasts *''Raport asupra singurătăţii'', 2009, Solitude's Report

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buzura, Augustin 1938 births 2017 deaths Titular members of the Romanian Academy Romanian essayists Romanian journalists Romanian literary critics Romanian novelists Romanian male novelists Romanian male short story writers Romanian short story writers People from Maramureș County Male essayists Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy alumni