Alexandru Ivasiuc
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Alexandru Ivasiuc was a Romania
n novelist. He died in the 1977 Vrancea earthquake.
of 30 August 1940, the family was forced to flee to Bucharest, only returning to Sighet in 1951. After graduation from high school he entered the Faculty of Philosophy in Bucharest, but he was expelled after two years of study for ideological reasons.
After the expulsion, Ivasiuc joined the Faculty of Medicine of the Medico-Pharmaceutical Institute in Bucharest. During his fourth year he participated in the student protest movements of 1956. He was among the organizers of a solidarity rally in University Square, scheduled for 15 November 1956. He was arrested on 4 November 1956, and by decision no. 481 of 1 April 1957 the Bucharest Military Tribunal sentenced him to five years' imprisonment. On his return from the labour camp he was placed under house arrest for a period of two years in Brăila County
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In 1963, Ivasiuc returned to Bucharest where he worked briefly at a pharmaceutical factory and married the journalist Tita Chiper. Despite his previous political activities, he was transferred to the US Embassy, where he worked until 1968. In the period 1968-1969 Ivasiuc received a scholarship to the US, and gave a series of lectures at Columbia and at Berkeley; he also travelled to Oxford, England. During the 1970s he worked as an editor and writer, negotiating with censors in order to get his work into print, and (according to Paul Goma
) informing against colleagues. He befriended many Americans and is mentioned in W. D. Snodgrass's After-Images (1999).
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n novelist. He died in the 1977 Vrancea earthquake.
Life
He was born in Sighet, the son of a science professor. After the Second Vienna AwardSecond Vienna Award
The Second Vienna Award was the second of two Vienna Awards arbitrated by the Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Rendered on August 30, 1940, it re-assigned the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary.-Prelude and historical background :After the World War I, the multi-ethnic...
of 30 August 1940, the family was forced to flee to Bucharest, only returning to Sighet in 1951. After graduation from high school he entered the Faculty of Philosophy in Bucharest, but he was expelled after two years of study for ideological reasons.
After the expulsion, Ivasiuc joined the Faculty of Medicine of the Medico-Pharmaceutical Institute in Bucharest. During his fourth year he participated in the student protest movements of 1956. He was among the organizers of a solidarity rally in University Square, scheduled for 15 November 1956. He was arrested on 4 November 1956, and by decision no. 481 of 1 April 1957 the Bucharest Military Tribunal sentenced him to five years' imprisonment. On his return from the labour camp he was placed under house arrest for a period of two years in Brăila County
Braila County
Brăila is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.- Demographics :In 2002, Brăila had a population of 373,174 and the population density was 78/km².*Romanians – 98%*Romas, Russians, Lipovans, Aromanians and others....
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In 1963, Ivasiuc returned to Bucharest where he worked briefly at a pharmaceutical factory and married the journalist Tita Chiper. Despite his previous political activities, he was transferred to the US Embassy, where he worked until 1968. In the period 1968-1969 Ivasiuc received a scholarship to the US, and gave a series of lectures at Columbia and at Berkeley; he also travelled to Oxford, England. During the 1970s he worked as an editor and writer, negotiating with censors in order to get his work into print, and (according to Paul Goma
Paul Goma
Paul Goma is a Romanian writer, also known for his activities as a dissident and leading opponent of the communist regime before 1989. Forced into exile by the communist authorities, he became a political refugee and currently resides in France as a stateless person...
) informing against colleagues. He befriended many Americans and is mentioned in W. D. Snodgrass's After-Images (1999).
Works
- Vestibul ("Vestibule", 1967)
- Corn de vânătoare ("Hunting Horn", 1972)
- Interval (1973)
- Apa ("Water", 1973)
- Păsările ("Birds", 1973)
- Cunoaşterea de noapte ("Knowledge of Night", 1973)
- Iluminări ("Illumination", 1976)
- Racul ("Cancer", 1976)