Nichita Stănescu

Nichita Stănescu

Nichita Stănescu, by Paul Mecet
Born (1933-03-31)31 March 1933
Ploiești, Prahova, Romania
Died December 13, 1983(1983-12-13) (50 years, 8 months)
Fundeni Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Resting place Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Romania
Residence Ploiești (1933–1952)
Bucharest (1952–1983)
Education St. Peter and Paul–high school
University of Letters–college
Years active 1960–1982
(1960–1998; posthumous)
Known for Poet
Notable work O viziune a sentimentelor
Spouse(s) Magdalena Petrescu (1952–1953)
Doina Ciurea (1962–1972)
Todorița "Dora" Tărâță (1982–1983)
Partner(s) Gabriela Melinescu (?–before 1982)
Awards Herder Prize
Signature
Statue of Stănescu in the Alley of Classics, Chişinău

Nichita Stănescu (Romanian pronunciation: [niˈkita stəˈnesku]; born Nichita Hristea Stănescu) (March 31, 1933 – December 13, 1983) was a Romanian poet and essayist.

Biography

Stănescu's father was Nicolae Hristea Stănescu (1908-1982). His mother, Tatiana Cereaciuchin, was Russian (originally from Voronezh, she had fled Russia and married in 1931). Nichita Stănescu finished high school in Ploieşti, then went on to study Romanian language and literature in Bucharest, graduating in 1957. He made his literary debut in the Tribuna literary magazine.

Stănescu married Magdalena Petrescu in 1952, but the couple separated a year later. In 1962 he married Doina Ciurea. In 1982 he married Todoriţa "Dora" Tărâță.

For much of his career, Stănescu was a contributor to and editor of Gazeta Literară, România Literară and Luceafărul.

His editorial debut was the poetry book Sensul iubirii ("The Aim of Love"), which appeared under the Luceafărul selection, in 1960. He also was the recipient of numerous awards for his verse, the most important being the Herder Prize in 1975 and a nomination for the Nobel Prize in 1980.[1] The last volume of poetry published in his lifetime was Noduri şi semne ("Knots and Signs"), published in 1982. A heavy drinker, he died of cardiopulmonary arrest.[2]

He left behind poems such as:

Awards

Legacy

There is a national poetry festival and an award named in his honor.[3]

In Ploieşti, there is a high school named in his honor.

In Pipera (Voluntari) a new road has been named in his honor.

Volumes

Presence in English language Anthologies

Posthumous volumes

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Parrish Lantern Nichita Stanescu to Parrish Lantern
  2. ↑ "SCRIITORII ȘI ALCOOLUL Nichita Stănescu bea două sticle de vodcă pe zi, Marin Preda a murit după o beție cruntă" (in Romanian). Adevărul. June 19, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Marele premiu "Nichita Stănescu" a fost câştigat de un poet maramureşean" (in Romanian). realitatea.net. 31 March 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
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