George Țărnea (born Ghiorghe Țărnea; November 10, 1945–May 2, 2003) was a

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n poet. Born to Grigore and Maria Țărnea in

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, he graduated from the theoretical high school in nearby

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. He then attended the faculties of philosophy and law at the

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. His work appeared in most of Romania's main literary magazines. Țărnea's first published poem was "Drumeție", which ran in ''Secera și ciocanul'' newspaper in 1964. His first book, a poetry volume, was the 1974 ''Testamentele înțeleptului''. In 1980, he was awarded prizes by the Romanian Writers' Union and by the organization's

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chapter.Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. II, p. 747. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004.

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