Virgil Ierunca
Romanian writer
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| Intro | Romanian writer | ||
| Places | Romania | ||
| was | Journalist Writer Critic Literary critic Poet | ||
| Work field | Journalism Literature | ||
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| Birth | 16 August 1920, Lădești, Romania | ||
| Death | 28 September 2006Paris, France (aged 86 years) | ||
| Star sign | Leo | ||
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Biography
Virgil Ierunca ([virˈd͡ʒil jeˈruŋka]; born Virgil Untaru [unˈtaru]; August 16, 1920, Lădești, Vâlcea County – September 28, 2006, Paris) was a Romanian literary critic, journalist and poet. He was married to Monica Lovinescu.
Both Ierunca and Lovinescu worked for several decades for Radio Free Europe.
In 2006 both were members of the Romanian Presidential Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Romania; the Commission's chairman, Vladimir Tismăneanu, called them "the most honest and dignified couple in the history of Romanian culture".
Published books
- Fenomenul Piteşti (Ed. Humanitas, Bucharest, 1990)
- Româneşte (Ed. Humanitas, Bucharest, 1991)
- Subiect şi predicat (Ed. Humanitas, Bucharest, 1993)
- Dimpotrivă (Ed. Humanitas, Bucharest, 1994)
- Semnul mirării (Ed. Humanitas, Bucharest, 1995)
- Trecut-au anii (Ed. Humanitas, Bucharest, 2000)
- Poeme de exil (Ed. Humanitas, Bucharest, 2001)