Emil Botta

Emil Botta (15 September 1911, Adjud – 24 July 1977, Bucharest) was a Romanian actor and writer.

Botta's acting career ended as a result of his heavy drinking. However he did continue to write poetry and is one of the writers of the 1960s whose work is recognized as a solid landmark of contemporary Romanian literature.

He is considered to compare favorably to Lucian Blaga, a Romanian poet and playwright who is much more accessible in English translation.

Botta was a 1930 graduate of the Dramatical Art Conservatory of Bucharest.

He was married for a while to actress Maria Mimi Botta.^[1]

Contents 1 Poetry 2 Prose 3 Awards 4 References 5 Selected filmography 6 External links

Poetry

• Întunecatul April (1937)
• Pe-o gură de rai (1943)
• Poezii, (1966)
• Versuri (includes Vineri), (1971)
• Poeme, (1974)
• Un dor fără saţiu, (1976)

Prose

• Trântorul, (1938) (second edition 1967)

Awards

• Premiul Fundaţiilor Regale (1937)
• Premiul „Mihai Eminescu” al Academiei Române (1967)

References

• Doina Uricariu, Prefaţa la Emil Botta Le chevalier a l’escargot d’or /Cavalerul cu melc de aur, Editura Minerva, 1985
• Doina Uricariu, Prefaţă, note, tabel bio-bibliografic şi bibliografie selectivă la Emil Botta – interpretat de... Editura Eminescu, 1986.
• Doina Uricariu, Ecorşeuri: Structuri şi valori ale poeziei româneşti moderne, Editura Cartea Românească, 1990. Eseuri şi studii despre literatura română interbelicã, privită în contextul creaţiei şi mentalităţii europene.
• Doina Uricariu: Apocrife despre Emil Botta, Editura Universalia, Bucureşti, 2001, ISBN 973-99880-0-1

Selected filmography

• Răscoala (1965)
• A Bomb Was Stolen (1961)

External links

• Emil Botta at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Botta, Emil
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Date of birth	15 September 1911
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Date of death	24 July 1977
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