Zaharia Stancu

1902 - 1974

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movement: literary realism, socialist realism, naturalism

country of citizenship: Romania

languages spoken, written or signed: Romanian

educated at: Faculty of Letters (Bucharest University)

occupation: novelist, poet, writer, journalist, philosopher

award received: Herder Prize, Order of the Victory of Socialism

Zaharia Stancu (Romanian pronunciation: [zahaˈri.a ˈstaŋku]; October 7, 1902 – December 5, 1974) was a Romanian prose writer, novelist, poet, and philosopher. He was also the director of the National Theatre Bucharest, the President of the Writers' Union of Romania, and a titular member of the Romanian Academy. Source: Wikipedia (en)