Pavel Chihaia (; 23 April 1922, Corabia – 18 June 2019,

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) was a

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n novelist. His first novel, ''Blocada'' ("The Blockade"), was published in 1947, shortly before the advent of his country's

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. An opponent thereof, he managed to emigrate in 1978, ultimately settling in

. Gabriel Dimisianu
"Momentul literar 1945–1948: Blocada de Pavel Chihaia"
in ''România Literară'', 28/2001

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2019 deaths 1922 births Romanian novelists Romanian male novelists Romanian dissidents Romanian emigrants to Germany People from Corabia {{Romania-writer-stub