Traian T. Coșovei
Traian T. Coșovei (28 November 1954 – 1 January 2014) was a Romanian poet. He was a member of the Writers' Union of Romania.
The son of writer Traian Coșovei and Maria Urdăreanu, he graduated from the Department of Romanian Language and Literature in 1979.[1] His wrote a thesis on the Beat Generation.[2]
A so-called "80s Generation" writer,[3] he was a member of the "Monday Literary Circle" led by Nicolae Manolescu, and of the literary circle led by Ovid S. Crohmălniceanu.[4]
Coșovei's literary debut came in 1978 with the publication of a story in the magazine Literary Romania. The following year, he began editing the Romanian Paper. In 1980 he became a member of the Writers' Union of Romania. In 1996 he was appointed in the National Museum of Romanian Literature, Bucharest, a job he held until his death.[2]
Coșovei died on 1 January 2014, at the age of 59.[5]
Books
- Ninsoarea electrică ("The Electrical Snowfall"), Cartea Românească, 1978
- 1, 2, 3 SAU… , Albatros, 1980
- Cruciada întreruptă ("The Discontinued Crusade"), Cartea Românească, 1982
- Aer cu diamante ("Air with Diamonds"), (anthology), ed. Litera, 1982
- Poemele siameze ("The Siamese Poems"), Albatros, 1983
- În așteptarea cometei ("Waiting for the Comet"), Cartea Românească, 1986
- Rondul de noapte ("The Night Watch"), Militară, 1987
- Pornind de la un vers ("Starting from One Line") (literary criticism), Eminescu, 1990
- Bătrânețile unui băiat cuminte ("The Old Age of a Good Boy"), Pontica, 1994
- Mickey Mouse e mort ("Mickey Mouse Is Dead"), Cartea Românească, 1994
- Ioana care rupe poeme ("Ioana who rips poems apart"), Asociația Scriitorilor & Cartea Românească, 1996
- Patinează sau crapă! ("Skate or Die!"), Axa, 1997
- Ninsoarea electrică ("The Electrical Snowfall"), Second edition, Vinea, 1998
- Percheziționarea îngerilor ("The Frisking of the Angels"), Crater, 1998
- Lumină de la frigider ("Light from the Refrigerator"), Cartea Românească, 1998
- Bună dimineața, Vietnam! ("Good Morning, Vietnam!"), Călăuza, 1999
- Hotel Urmuz (literary criticism), Călăuza, 2000
- Institutul de glasuri ("The Institute of Voices"), (anthology), Cartea Românească, 2002
- Vânătoarea pe capete, Libra, 2002
- Greva căpșunelor ("The Strawberry Strike"), Libra, 2004
- Aeorstate plângând ("Crying Aerostates"), Tracus Arte, 2010
Awards
- Romanian Writers' Union's Newcomer Award (1979)[1]
- Bucharest Writers' Association Award (1994)[1]
- Romanian Academy Award (1996)[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sasu, Aurel (2006). Dicționalul biografic al literaturii române (A-L). Pitești: Paralela 45. pp. 402, 403.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Traian T. Coşovei". Humanitas Group. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Optzecismul pe înțelesul tuturor". nr. 49 (in Romanian). România literară. 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Poetul Traian T. Coşovei a murit" (in Romanian). Adevărul. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ↑ DOLIU în literatura română. Poetul TRAIAN T.COŞOVEI a murit (Romanian)
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