Ion Dezideriu Sîrbu (also known as Ion Desideriu Sârbu; June 28, 1919 – September 17, 1989) was a Romanian philosopher, novelist, essayist and dramatist.
Sîrbu was born in
Petrila
Petrila (; hu, Petrilla) is a town in the Jiu Valley, Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located near the confluence of the rivers Jiul de Est, Taia, and Jieț.
The town administers four villages: Cimpa (''Csimpa''), Jieț (''Zsiec ...
, Hunedoara. A university associate professor and theater critic, he was a victim of the
communist regime
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, spending about 6 years (1957-1963) as a
political prisoner
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There is no internationally recognized legal definition of the concept, although n ...
. He died at
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximatel ...
, aged 70. His main novel, ''Adio, Europa!'' ("Adieu, Europe!"), was published posthumously.
Romanian academics
Romanian male novelists
20th-century Romanian philosophers
Romanian theatre critics
People from Petrila
Romanian prisoners and detainees
1919 births
1989 deaths
20th-century Romanian novelists
20th-century Romanian dramatists and playwrights
Male dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Romanian male writers
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