Ion Dezideriu Sîrbu (also known as Ion Desideriu Sârbu or I.
D.
Sîrbu; June 28, 1919 – September 17, 1989) was a Romanian philosopher, novelist, essayist and dramatist.
Sîrbu was born in Petrila, Hunedoara.
A university associate professor and theater critic, he was a victim of the communist regime, spending about 6 years (1957-1963) as a political prisoner.
He died at Craiova, aged 70.
His main novel, Adio, Europa! ("Goodbye, Europe!"), was published posthumously.