Dumitru Solomon Explained

Dumitru Solomon was a Romanian author of essays, plays, and chronicles.^[1]

He was born in Galați on December 14, 1932 and died on 9 February, 2003.^[2] He attended the theoretical high-school in Bârlad. In 1955, he obtained 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.^[3]

He was a laureate of the Romanian Academy (1978), and Writers Union and Association of Writers Union from Bucharest (1973). He received the U.N.I.T.E.R. award for the best Romanian play, Repetabila scenă a balconului (1995),^[4] and an award from the Ministry of Culture.

Works

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

External links

• Short Play: 'Logical and Beautiful' by Dumitru Solomon

Notes and References

1. News: Colin Chambers . Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre . Continuum . 2002 . 2010-12-07.
2. http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/mobile/en_GB/features/setimes/roundup/2003/02/030211-WMI-000 Southeast European Times Web - Cultural Roundup 2003
3. http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Solomon_Dumitru YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe
4. Herbert, Ian. The World of theatre: an account of the theatre seasons 1996-97, 1997-98 and ..., Routledge 2000, Retrieved 2010-12-8 from Google Books