Florin Mugur

Florin Mugur (b. February 7, 1934, Bucharest, Romania; d. February 9, 1991) was a Romanian-Jewish poet, essayist, editor, and prose writer.

Had his literary debut at the age of 13, and published his first book at the age of 19. [http://www.pro-saeculum.ro/arhiva/37/art12%20mug.pdf]

He was one of the editors of the Cartea Românească publishing house, and Vice Editor in Chief of the Argeș magazine.

He was a close friend of Norman Manea.

Feeling lonely after his beloved wife Iulia's premature death, and being sick, he committed suicide.

Works

*"Visele de dimineață" (The Morning Dreams),
*"Mituri" (Myths)
*"Piatra palidă" (The Pale Stone)- for which he received the Romanian Writers' Union Prize)
*"Aproape noiembrie" (Almost November)
*"Convorbiri cu Marin Preda" (Talking With Marin Preda)
*"Profesiunea de scriitor" (Being a Writer)
*"Ultima vară a lui Antim" (Antim's Last Summer)
*"Scrisori la capătul zilelor" (Letters at The End of The Days)
*"Vârstele raţiunii" (The Ages of Ration)
*"Dansul cu cartea" (The Dance With The Book)
*"Viaţa obligatorie" (The Obligatory Life)
*"Portretul unui necunoscut" (The Portrait of a Stranger)
*"Firea lucrurilor" (The Way Things Are)
*"Schiţe despre fericire" (Short Stories About Happiness)