Dumitru Radu Popa (born October 26, 1949) is a

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-born writer, essayist, translator and literary critic. In 1985, he

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to the US, asking for

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Education

Popa obtained a

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and Literature from the

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in 1972. He obtained a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from

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in 1989.

Books

* ''Accidental Tourist on the New Frontier: An Introductory Guide to Global Legal Research'' (with Jeanne Rehberg). Littleton, CO: Rotman & Co., 1998. * ''Five collections of short stories and two novels'' (in Romanian) (1982–2001) * ''One critical essay about the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery'' (in Romanian) (1980). * ''Bas-relief with Heroes''. Memphis, TN: Memphis University Press, 1988 (Introductory study to Romanian poetry in English version). * ''Poetry – A Scar on the Wall of Air.'' Introductory study and translations (with Thomas C. Carslon) in Little Bones in Winter, ''Selected Poems of Virgil Mazilescu.'' Bucharest: Romanian Cultural Foundation, 1996. * ''Ut Musica Poesis''. Introductory essay in Selected Poems of Mihai Eminescu. Bucharest: Univers Publishing House, 2000. * ''La Naissance: structures symboliques.'' In Religion, Fiction, and History. Essays in Memory of loan Petru Ed. by Sorin Antohi. Bucharest: Nemira, 2001. * ''Antoine de Saint-Exupery - Aventura Constiintei'' (1980) * ''Călătoria'' (1982) * ''Fisura'' (Cartea Românescă, 1985) * ''Little Bones in Winter'' (1996) * ''Panic Syndrome!'' (Premiul Uniunii Scriitorilor, 1997) * ''Inchide ochii'' (1998) * ''Traversând Washington Square'' (1999) * ''La Revoluţia Română'' (2000) * ' (2004) * ''Skenzemon!'' (2005) * ''Lady V.'' (2006) * ''Lady V. and Other Short Stories'' ( 007)

Memberships and awards

* ''Member of the American Association of Law Libraries'' (since 1989) Member of the American Society of International Law (since 1989) * ''Member of the International Association of Law Libraries'' (since 1989) Member of the Romanian Writers Association (since 1990) * ''Executive Vice-President of ACORD'' (NGO for the advancement of the rule of law in Romania, 1997–2001) * ''National Award for Literature'' (for Panic Syndrome! short stories, Bucharest: Univers, 1997) * ''Order of Merit in the rank of Officer'' (for the advancement of the rule of law in Romania and interface with the American culture, 2000).

References

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