George Meniuc

Moldovan writer (1918–1987)

George Meniuc

Born	(1918-05-20)20 May 1918 Chişinău, Moldova
Died	8 February 1987(1987-02-08) (aged 76) Chişinău, Moldova
Resting place	Chişinău
Nationality	USSR, Romania
Alma mater	University of Bucharest

George Meniuc (20 May 1918, Chişinău – 8 February 1987, Chişinău) was a writer from Moldova.

Biography

George Meniuc was born on 20 May 1918, in Chişinău. He graduated from the University of Bucharest; his professors were Tudor Vianu, Petre P. Negulescu, Dimitrie Gusti, Mircea Florian. In 1940, he returned to Chişinău^[1] George Meniuc was editor in chief of Nistru, a newspaper of the Moldovan Writers' Union.^[2]

George Meniuc died on 8 February 1987 and was buried in Chişinău.^[3]

Awards

Premiul de Stat al RSSM pentru literatură, 1972.
"Scriitor al poporului din Moldova", 1982.

Works

Poems:

Cântecul zorilor (1948)
Poezii (1954)
Strofe lirice (1956)
Poeme (1957)
Versuri alese (1958)
Vremea Lerului (1969),
Florile dalbe (1979),
Toamna lui Orfeu (1983).

Essays:

Imaginea în artă (1940),
Iarba fiarelor (1959),
Cadran solar (1966),
Eseuri (1967).
Vulpea isteaţă, Editura Prut Internaţional, Chişinău; ISBN 9975-69-354-7

References

^ George MENIUC. poezia.3x.ro
^ Conştiinţa naţională sub regimul comunist totalitar – R.S.S.M. 1956–1963(II) Archived 2 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. contrafort.md
^ Mormântul lui George Meniuc Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. monument.md

Bibliography

Anatol Eremia, Unitatea patrimoniului onomastic românesc. Toponimie. Antroponimie ediţie jubiliară, 2001, Centrul Naţional de Terminologie, ed. „Iulian”, Chişinău, ISBN 9975-922-45-7.