Ion Hobana (25 January 1931,

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– 22 February 2011,

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n science fiction writer, literary critic and

ufologist Ufology ( ) is the investigation of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by people who believe that they may be of extraordinary origins (most frequently of extraterrestrial alien visitors). While there are instances of government, private, and ...

.Romanian SF writer Ion Hobana dies at 80
''The Washington Post'' (February 23, 2011). Retrieved on February 25, 2011. Ion Hobana is a literary pseudonym, the writer's real name being Aurelian Manta Roşie.

Bibliography

Science fiction

* ''Ultimul val'' (novel; Editura Tineretului, 1957) * ''Caleidoscop'' (novel; Editura Tineretului, 1958) * ''Oameni şi stele'' (novel; Editura Tineretului, 1963) * ''Viitorul a inceput ieri - retrospectiva ancipaţiei franceze'' (Editura Tineretului, 1966) * ''Imaginile posibilului: filmul ştiinţifico-fantastic'' (Meridiane, 1968) * ''Sfârşitul vacanţei'' (novel; Editura Tineretului, 1969) * ''Vârsta de aur a anticipaţiei româneşti'' (1969) - Writers' Union Prize, 1972 * ''Douăzeci de mii de pagini în căutarea lui Jules Verne'' (Univers, 1979) - Writers' Union Prize * ''Science fiction. Autori, cărţi, idei I'' (Editura Eminescu, 1983) - Writers' Union Prize * ''Literatura de anticipaţie. Autori, cărţi, idei II'' (1986) * ''Un fel de spaţiu'' (short stories; Albatros, 1988) * ''Călătorie întreruptă'' (novel; Cartea Românească, 1989) * '' Jules Verne în România?'' (Editura Fundaţiei Culturale Române, 1993) * ''Un englez neliniştit: H.G. Wells şi universul SF'' (Fahrenheit, 1996)

Ufology

* ''OZN - o sfidare pentru raţiunea umană'' (Editura Enciclopedică Română, 1971), with Julien Weverbergh * ''Ufo's in Oost en West'' (Deventer, 1972, 2 volumes) * ''Triumful visătorilor'' (Nemira, 1991), with Julien Weverbergh * ''Enigme pe cerul istoriei'' (Abeona, 1993)

References

Romanian science fiction writers Ufologists 1931 births 2011 deaths International Writing Program alumni {{UFO-stub