Victor Felea, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Victor Felea

Romanian writer

Date of Birth: 24-May-1923

Place of Birth: Cluj County, Romania

Date of Death: 28-Mar-1993

Profession: poet, literary critic

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Victor Felea

  • Victor Felea (Romanian pronunciation: ['viktor 'fele?a]; 24 May 1923 – 28 March 1993) was a poet, essayist, and literary critic from Cluj (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania, a longtime collaborator with the magazine Tribuna.Born in the commune Muntele Baisorii (Cluj County), he was the son of Greek Catholic priest Toader Felea and his wife Marie.
  • He graduated from the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at the University of Cluj (1948; now part of Babes-Bolyai University), and took the posts of literary reviewer' at the National Theatre Cluj (1949–1950), editor at Almanahul literar and later at Steaua (1949–1970); he was adjunct editor-in-chief of the magazine Tribuna (1970–1985).
  • From 1949 he was a member of the Writers' Union of Romania.His first published book was the volume of verse Murmurul Strazii ("The Murmur of the Streets", 1955).
  • He published in the majority of Romania's literary magazines (Contemporanul, Gazeta literara, Cronica, Orizont, România literara, etc.) and was awarded the Steaua Literary Magazine Award (1968), the Writers' Union Award (1971, 1983), and the Association of Writers of Cluj-Napoca Award (1975, 1979).
  • His work as a poetry critic is distinguished by the extreme generosity of his reviews and criticism.

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