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Marin Sorescu

1936 - 1996

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Marin Sorescu (Romanian pronunciation: [maˈrin soˈresku] ; 29 February 1936 – 8 December 1996) was a Romanian poet, playwright, and novelist. His works were translated into more than 20 countries, and the total number of his books that were published abroad rises up to 60 books. He has also been known for his painting, and he opened many art exhibits in Romania and abroad. He occupied the position of Minister of Culture within the Nicolae Văcăroiu Cabinet, without being a member of any political party, after the Romanian Revolution of 1989 (from 25 November 1993 to 5 May 1995). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marin Sorescu is the 5,003rd most popular writer (down from 4,928th in 2019), the 380th most popular biography from Romania (down from 372nd in 2019) and the 45th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Marin Sorescu ranks 5,003 out of 7,302. Before him are Eduard Bagritsky, Ranko Marinković, Manuel Alegre, Alexander Kazantsev, Greg Egan, and Ángel Ganivet. After him are Nikolai Tikhonov, John O'Hara, Viivi Luik, Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Archpoet, and Mikalojus Daukša.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Marin Sorescu ranks 392. Before him are Revaz Gabriadze, Stephen E. Ambrose, Georg Sterzinsky, Darlene Hard, Manuel Alegre, and Loren Acton. After him are Brenda Jones, László Szabó, Larry Cohen, Dieter Krause, Mary Travers, and Michael Somare. Among people deceased in 1996, Marin Sorescu ranks 237. Before him are Trần Văn Trà, Ludovico Avio, Rene Bond, Hermann Kesten, Ottis Toole, and Antonio Creus. After him are Károly Kárpáti, Emilio Zapico, N. T. Rama Rao, Maati Bouabid, Raymond Salles, and George Kojac.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Marin Sorescu ranks 380 out of 844. Before him are Valeriu Bularca (1931), Vintilă Brătianu (1867), Alexandru Borbely (1910), Doina Cornea (1929), Spiru Haret (1851), and Corneliu Mănescu (1916). After him are Adalbert Steiner (1907), Take Ionescu (1858), László Lukács (1850), Oskar Pastior (1927), Gavril Dejeu (1932), and George Călinescu (1899).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Marin Sorescu ranks 45. Before him are Ioan Slavici (1848), Margit Kaffka (1880), Constantin Negruzzi (1808), Andrei Mureșanu (1816), Gáspár Heltai (1510), and C. A. Rosetti (1816). After him are Oskar Pastior (1927), George Călinescu (1899), Marin Preda (1922), Richard Wagner (1952), László Németh (1901), and Ádám Bodor (1936).

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