Florin Mugur (), born as Legrel Mugur on 7 February 1934 in

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, was a Romanian-Jewish poet, essayist, editor, and prose writer. Mugur had his literary debut at the age of 13 and published his first book at the age of 19. He was one of the editors of the

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publishing house and deputy editor-in-chief of ''Argeș'' magazine. Additionally, he was a close friend of Norman Manea. Feeling lonely after his beloved wife Iulia's premature death and battling illness, he committed suicide on 9 February 1991.

Works

*"Visele de dimineață" (The Morning Dreams), *"Mituri" (Myths) *"Piatra palidă" (The Pale Stone)- for which he received the

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Prize) *"Aproape noiembrie" (Almost November) *"Convorbiri cu Marin Preda" (Talking With Marin Preda) *"Profesiunea de scriitor" (Being a Writer) *"Ultima vară a lui Antim" (Antim's Last Summer) *"Scrisori la capătul zilelor" (Letters at The End of The Days) *"Vârstele raţiunii" (The Ages of Ration) *"Dansul cu cartea" (The Dance With The Book) *"Viaţa obligatorie" (The Obligatory Life) *"Portretul unui necunoscut" (The Portrait of a Stranger) *"Firea lucrurilor" (The Way Things Are) *"Schiţe despre fericire" (Short Stories About Happiness)

References

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