Dinu Săraru (born 30 January 1932) is a

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n novelist and playwright. He was born in Slătioara,

Vâlcea County Vâlcea County (also spelt ''Vîlcea''; ) is a county (județ) of Romania. Located in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (which are separated by the Olt River), it is also part of the wider Wallachia region. Its capital city is Râ ...

. A member of

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, he belonged to the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party prior to 1989, and headed Teatrul Mic and Teatrul Foarte Mic from 1977 to 1990. After the

Romanian Revolution The Romanian Revolution ( ro, Revoluția Română), also known as the Christmas Revolution ( ro, Revoluția de Crăciun), was a period of violent civil unrest in Romania during December 1989 as a part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred ...

of 1989 and the fall of the

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, he served as chairman of the

National Theatre Bucharest The National Theatre Bucharest ( ro, Teatrul Naţional "Ion Luca Caragiale" București) is one of the national theatres of Romania, located in the capital city of Bucharest. Founding It was founded as the ''Teatrul cel Mare din București'' ("Gra ...

, being appointed in 2001 and resigning in 2004. He has claimed that his work during the communist regime was not for the purpose of glorifying dictator

Nicolae Ceaușescu Nicolae Ceaușescu ( , ; – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician and dictator. He was the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and the second and last Communist leader of Romania. He ...

, but rather included subtle dissident themes. Marinela Rață
"Săraru: Să nu confundăm munca unui popor cu Ceaușescu"
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'', January 27, 2010; accessed October 12, 2013

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sararu, Dinu 1932 births Living people People from Vâlcea County Romanian novelists Romanian male novelists Romanian dramatists and playwrights Chairpersons of the National Theatre Bucharest Male dramatists and playwrights Romanian communists