Dan Sociu
Encyclopedia
Dan Sociu is a writer born May 20, 1978, in Botoşani
, Romania
. He belongs to the younger generation of poet
s, the so-called poets of 2000, who are often called representatives of "Miserabilism" by Romanian literary critics. This expression defines both a tendency to take on the pose of anti-hero and biographical writing which puts an emphasis on the banality of everyday life, allowing itself to be influenced by American popular literature.
2008 URBANCOLIA, a phantasmatic neo-realist post-socialist novel, Polirom, Iaşi
2007 Co-author of: Poveşti erotice româneşti (t: Romanian Erotica ), Editura TREI, Bucureşti
2005 cîntece eXcesive (t: eXcessive songs), Cartea Românească, Bucureşti
2004, 2007, 2nd ed. fratele păduche (t: brother louse), Vinea, Bucureşti
2002 borcane bine legate, bani pentru încă o săptămînă (t: well-sealed jars, money for another week), Junimea, Iaşi
A selection of Sociu’s poems have been translated for German and English anthologies
The wall in my head, Words Without Borders, 2009,
New European Poets, Graywolf, 2008
No Longer Poetry, Heaventree Press, ed. David Morley 2007
hat jemand etwas gefragt(t: No one aked you), Versus, 2003
Ozone Friendly, T Publishing House, 2002
Club 8 Poetry, T Publishing House, 2001
Translations of his poems and articles have also appeared in literary magazines in: Austria (Wienzeile), Sweden (Ord & Build,Lyrikvännen), Poland (Lampa), USA (Circumference – University of Columbia).
He has translated Charles Bukowski
and published an anthology of poems by the author.
He has published poems, interviews, and he has been written up in the majority of Romanian cultural and literary magazines.
2007–present Publishes a monthly translation of a contemporary American poet in Revista Cuvântul, Bucharest.
2006 cântece eXcesive (t: eXcessive songs) was awarded "Best Book of the Year" by the Romanian Writers’ Association.
2006 The Award of the Magazine 22, granted for achievement as the "Most Talented Young Writer of the Moment"
2003 "borcane bine legate, bani pentru încă o săptămînă" (t: well sealed preserving jars, money for one more week) was awarded the national prize to foster talent, the "Mihai Eminescu
" Prize and the Romanian-Canadian Prize "Ronald Gasparic"
, Stuttgart, Germany, by Mircea Cartarescu
(novelist, poet).
2008 He was invited to do public readings at PEN World Voices, New York.
2007 Polirom grant to fund the writing of Urbancolia, a novel.
4–15 September 2007, Sociu was invited by Herta Muller
in the section "Weltliteratur," in the 7th edition of the International Literature Festival in Berlin.
21–25 August 2007 Sociu was invited to participate in the Festival of Poetry and Wine, organized in Medana, Slovenia.
2003 invitation to read his poems at the Romanian Embassy in Vienna
2003 invitation to the PROMETHEVS Poetry Festival in the Danube Delta
.
Botosani
Botoșani is the capital city of Botoșani County, in northern Moldavia, Romania. Today, it is best known as the birthplace of many celebrated Romanians, including Mihai Eminescu and Nicolae Iorga.- Origin of the name :...
, Romania
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...
. He belongs to the younger generation of poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
s, the so-called poets of 2000, who are often called representatives of "Miserabilism" by Romanian literary critics. This expression defines both a tendency to take on the pose of anti-hero and biographical writing which puts an emphasis on the banality of everyday life, allowing itself to be influenced by American popular literature.
Publications
2008 Special needs, novel, Polirom2008 URBANCOLIA, a phantasmatic neo-realist post-socialist novel, Polirom, Iaşi
2007 Co-author of: Poveşti erotice româneşti (t: Romanian Erotica ), Editura TREI, Bucureşti
2005 cîntece eXcesive (t: eXcessive songs), Cartea Românească, Bucureşti
2004, 2007, 2nd ed. fratele păduche (t: brother louse), Vinea, Bucureşti
2002 borcane bine legate, bani pentru încă o săptămînă (t: well-sealed jars, money for another week), Junimea, Iaşi
A selection of Sociu’s poems have been translated for German and English anthologies
The wall in my head, Words Without Borders, 2009,
New European Poets, Graywolf, 2008
No Longer Poetry, Heaventree Press, ed. David Morley 2007
hat jemand etwas gefragt(t: No one aked you), Versus, 2003
Ozone Friendly, T Publishing House, 2002
Club 8 Poetry, T Publishing House, 2001
Translations of his poems and articles have also appeared in literary magazines in: Austria (Wienzeile), Sweden (Ord & Build,Lyrikvännen), Poland (Lampa), USA (Circumference – University of Columbia).
He has translated Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski
Henry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles...
and published an anthology of poems by the author.
He has published poems, interviews, and he has been written up in the majority of Romanian cultural and literary magazines.
2007–present Publishes a monthly translation of a contemporary American poet in Revista Cuvântul, Bucharest.
Awards
2007 he was voted "Most Prominent Young Writer" at the Younger Writers' Colloquium in Cluj.2006 cântece eXcesive (t: eXcessive songs) was awarded "Best Book of the Year" by the Romanian Writers’ Association.
2006 The Award of the Magazine 22, granted for achievement as the "Most Talented Young Writer of the Moment"
2003 "borcane bine legate, bani pentru încă o săptămînă" (t: well sealed preserving jars, money for one more week) was awarded the national prize to foster talent, the "Mihai Eminescu
Mihai Eminescu
Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...
" Prize and the Romanian-Canadian Prize "Ronald Gasparic"
Grants
2008 He was recommended for a three month residency at Akademie Schloss SolitudeAkademie Schloss Solitude
The Akademie Schloss Solitude is a foundation under public law. The main aspect of the Akademie is to promote mainly younger, particularly gifted artists by means of residency fellowships and also by organizing events and exhibitions by its residents...
, Stuttgart, Germany, by Mircea Cartarescu
Mircea Cartarescu
Mircea Cărtărescu is a Romanian poet, novelist and essayist.Born in Bucharest, he graduated from the University of Bucharest's Faculty of Letters, Department of Romanian Language And Literature, in 1980. Between 1980 and 1989 he worked as a Romanian language teacher, then he worked at the Writers'...
(novelist, poet).
2008 He was invited to do public readings at PEN World Voices, New York.
2007 Polirom grant to fund the writing of Urbancolia, a novel.
4–15 September 2007, Sociu was invited by Herta Muller
Herta Müller
Herta Müller is a Romanian-born German novelist, poet and essayist noted for her works depicting the effects of violence, cruelty and terror, usually in the setting of Communist Romania under the repressive Nicolae Ceauşescu regime which she experienced herself...
in the section "Weltliteratur," in the 7th edition of the International Literature Festival in Berlin.
21–25 August 2007 Sociu was invited to participate in the Festival of Poetry and Wine, organized in Medana, Slovenia.
2003 invitation to read his poems at the Romanian Embassy in Vienna
2003 invitation to the PROMETHEVS Poetry Festival in the Danube Delta
Danube Delta
The Danube Delta is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent. The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Romania , while its northern part, on the left bank of the Chilia arm, is situated in Ukraine . The approximate surface is...
.