Augustin Buzura facts for kids
Augustin Buzura (born September 22, 1938 – died July 10, 2017) was a well-known writer from Romania. He wrote many novels and short stories. He was also a journalist, who wrote for newspapers and magazines, and a literary critic, meaning he reviewed and discussed books. He was a respected member of the Romanian Academy, a very important group of scholars and artists in Romania. He also led the Romanian Cultural Foundation starting in 1990 and was in charge of the Romanian Cultural Institute for a year, from 2003 to 2004.
Biography
Augustin Buzura was born in a small village called Berinţa. This village is part of the Copalnic-Mănăștur commune in Maramureș County, Romania. He went to high school at Gheorghe Şincai National College in Baia Mare.
After high school, he studied medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj. He studied there from 1958 to 1964 and specialized in psychiatry, which is the study of mental health.
Buzura started his career as a journalist in 1960. His first articles were published in a magazine called Tribuna. His first book was a collection of short stories titled Capul Bunei Speranţe (which means "Cape of Good Hope"). This book came out in 1963.
He continued to write and publish many books after that. His work was highly praised by critics. He won the prestigious Romanian Writers' Union prize three times. He received these awards for his books Absenţii ("The Absentees"), Feţele tăcerii ("The Faces of Silence"), and Vocile nopţii ("The Voices in the Night").
Works
Here are some of Augustin Buzura's most important books:
- Capul Bunei Speranţe, 1963 (Cape of Good Hope)
- De ce zboara vulturii, 1967 (Why Do Eagles Fly)
- Absenţii, 1970 (The Unpresents)
- Orgolii, 1974 (Prides)
- Feţele tăcerii, 1974 (Silence's Faces)
- Vocile nopţii, 1980 (Night's Voices)
- Bloc-notes, 1981 (Block-notes)
- Refugii, 1984 (Refugees)
- Drumul cenuşii, 1988 (Cinder's Road)
- Recviem pentru nebuni şi bestii, 1999 (Requiem for the Crazy & the Beasts)
- Raport asupra singurătăţii, 2009 (Solitude's Report)
