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Carmen-Daniela Crasnaru
Poet and politician
Born on April 14, 1950, in Craiova
Education
"Nicolae Balcescu" High School, Craiova Graduates Faculty of Philology (Romanian-English
Department), in 1973
Professional Career
1973-1987 - Editor for Poetry at "Eminescu"
Publishing House, Bucharest Since 1990: Director of "Ion Creanga" Publishing
House, Bucharest
Political Career
1990-1992 - Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian
Parliament (PNL-AT) PNL Vice-president (National Council) and President ad
interim of PNL National Council PNL Candidate for Dolj County (Legislative elections,
November 2000)
Publishing activity
Literary work: 12 books of poems, 3 volumes of short prose
and 3 books for children Translations:
"Letters from Darkness", Oxford University Press, 1991 (nominated
as the best book of the 1991 Year in Great Britain
"Pluta Rasturnata", Arena Publishing House, Netherlands
"Leii din Babilon" (Lions in Babylon) - translated in Hungarian
"Sea-Level Zero", BOA Press, USA, 1999
Prizes and Distinctions
Romanian Writers'Union Prize for Poetry, 1979, 1992 Romanian Academy Prize for her entire work, 1991 Rockefeller Foundation Prize for Literature, 1994
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