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Place of Birth: Bihor County, Romania
About Dumitru Radu Popescu
- Dumitru Radu Popescu (Romanian pronunciation: [du'mitru 'radu po'pesku]; born August 19, 1935) is a Romanian novelist, poet, dramatist, essayist and short story writer.
- He is a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy and was, between 1980 and 1990, Chairman of the Romanian Writers' Union. His 1973 novel Vînatoarea Regala ("The Royal Hunt") was translated into English in 1988.
- His works have been described as "magical realism" and compared with those of Italo Calvino.
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