Dumitru Solomon

Dumitru Solomon (1932- February 9, 2003) was a Romanian author of essays, plays, and chronicles.
He was born in Galați in 1932 and died on 9 February 2003. He attended the theoretical lyceum in Bârlad. In 1955, he took his degree in philology in Bucharest. Between 1955-1962, he was the editor of Gazeta literară, then department chief at Luceafărul, and editor-in-chief of Teatrul azi magazine. He made his debut in Viața Românească, in 1953.
He was a laureate of the Romanian Academy (1978), and Writers Union and Association of Writers Union from Bucharest (1973), and he received the U.N.I.T.E.R. award for the best Romanian play, Repetabila scenă a balconului (1995), and an award from the Ministry of Culture.

His works include:

• "Problema intelectualului în opera lui Camil Petrescu" (essay)
• "Dispariția" (dramatic sketch)
• Socrate, Diogene câinele
• "Teatrul ca metaforă" (essay)
• Teatrul
• Repetabila scenă a balconului