Dumitru Solomon

Dumitru Solomon was a Romanian author of essays, plays, and chronicles.^[1]

He was born in Galați in 1932 and died on 9 February 2003.^[2] He attended the theoretical lyceum in Barlad. In 1955, he took his degree in philology in Bucharest. Between 1955-1962, he was the editor of Gazeta literara, then department chief at Luceafarul, and editor-in-chief of Teatrul azi magazine. He made his debut in Viata Romaneasca, in 1953.^[3]

He was a laureate of the Romanian Academy (1978), and Writers Union and Association of Writers Union from Bucharest (1973), and he received the U.N.I.T.E.R. award for the best Romanian play, Repetabila scena a balconului (1995),^[4] and an award from the Ministry of Culture.

Works

His works include:

• "Problema intelectualului in opera lui Camil Petrescu" (essay)
• "Disparitia" (dramatic sketch)
• Socrate, Diogene cainele
• "Teatrul ca metafora" (essay)
• Teatrul
• Repetabila scena a balconului

References

1. ^ Colin Chambers (editor) (2002). "Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre". Continuum. http://books.google.com/books?id=9PPVN0-SKMwC&pg=PA656&lpg=PA656&dq=%22dumitru+solomon%22+%28%22romania%22+OR+%22romanian%22%29&source=bl&ots=GBDFZzvhu7&sig=6u3jvB-WknmohecMuyZSW8Q3C48&hl=en&ei=pen_TPCXHoGKlwee_MHoBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22dumitru%20solomon%22%20%28%22romania%22%20OR%20%22romanian%22%29&f=false. Retrieved 2010-12-07. 
2. ^ Southeast European Times Web - Cultural Roundup 2003
3. ^ YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe
4. ^ Herbert, Ian. The World of theatre: an account of the theatre seasons 1996-97, 1997-98 and ..., Routledge 2000, Retrieved 2010-12-8 from Google Books

External links

• Short Play: 'Logical and Beautiful' by Dumitru Solomon

Persondata
Name	Solomon, Dumitru
Alternative names
Short description	Writer
Date of birth	1932
Place of birth	Galați, Romania
Date of death	9 February 2003
Place of death