Corneliu M. Popescu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Corneliu M. Popescu

Romanian writer

Date of Birth: 16-May-1958

Place of Birth: Bucharest

Date of Death: 04-Mar-1977

Profession: poet, translator, linguist

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Corneliu M. Popescu

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  • Popescu (Romanian pronunciation: [kor'nelju po'pesku]; 1958 - March 4, 1977) was a Romanian translator of poetry who died at the age of 19 in the earthquake of 1977. A poetry translation prize was established in 2003 in commemoration of his work.
  • Called the Popescu Prize, it is awarded bi-annually by the Poetry Society 'for poetry translated from a European language into English'.
  • In the Guardian Review on 20 September 2003, there appeared an article by the poet Alan Brownjohn about his own participation in judging the award for that year.
  • A segment of a translation Popescu made of one of Mihai Eminescu's poems is reproduced in the article, as is a photograph of Popescu.

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