Dora Pavel
Encyclopedia
Dora Pavel is a Romanian
novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist.
(1964), and the Faculty of Letters of the Babeş-Bolyai University
in Cluj
(1969).
She graduated Decebal College in Deva
(1964), and the Faculty of Letters of the Babeş-Bolyai University
in Cluj
(1969). She became professor of Romanian language in Alba Iulia
and Deva
, then researcher at the Institute of Linguistics and Literary History in Cluj; since 1990, she has worked as editor at the local Radio Station of Cluj, where she specialises in topics of Romanian language and literature.
She made her poetry debut in the literary magazine Steaua (1972), and her editorial debut in the collective volume Alpha '84 (1984) at Dacia Publishing House. She also publishes poetry and prose in such literary magazines as Tribuna, Steaua, Contrapunct, Apostrof
, Contemporanul-Ideea europeană, România literară, Viaţa românească, Poesis, Familia
and Vatra
.
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist.
Biography
Born as Dora Voicu to Viorica Pop and Eugen Voicu, both teachers, Dora Pavel graduated from the Decebal College in DevaDeva, Romania
Deva is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, on the left bank of the Mureș River. It is the capital of Hunedoara County.-Name:...
(1964), and the Faculty of Letters of the Babeş-Bolyai University
Babes-Bolyai University
The Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca is an university in Romania. With almost 50,000 students, the university offers 105 specialisations, of which there are 105 in Romanian, 67 in Hungarian, 17 in German, and 5 in English...
in Cluj
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
(1969).
She graduated Decebal College in Deva
Deva, Romania
Deva is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, on the left bank of the Mureș River. It is the capital of Hunedoara County.-Name:...
(1964), and the Faculty of Letters of the Babeş-Bolyai University
Babes-Bolyai University
The Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca is an university in Romania. With almost 50,000 students, the university offers 105 specialisations, of which there are 105 in Romanian, 67 in Hungarian, 17 in German, and 5 in English...
in Cluj
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
(1969). She became professor of Romanian language in Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,747, located on the Mureş River. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1541 and 1690 it was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania...
and Deva
Deva, Romania
Deva is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, on the left bank of the Mureș River. It is the capital of Hunedoara County.-Name:...
, then researcher at the Institute of Linguistics and Literary History in Cluj; since 1990, she has worked as editor at the local Radio Station of Cluj, where she specialises in topics of Romanian language and literature.
She made her poetry debut in the literary magazine Steaua (1972), and her editorial debut in the collective volume Alpha '84 (1984) at Dacia Publishing House. She also publishes poetry and prose in such literary magazines as Tribuna, Steaua, Contrapunct, Apostrof
Apostrof
Apostrof is a monthly literary magazine published in Cluj-Napoca, Romania under the Romanian Writers' Union patronage. It was founded in 1990 by Babeş-Bolyai University professor Marta Petreu, who is also its editor in chief and main columnist...
, Contemporanul-Ideea europeană, România literară, Viaţa românească, Poesis, Familia
Familia (literary magazine)
The Romanian-language Familia literary magazine was first published by Iosif Vulcan in Budapest from June 5, 1865 to April 17, 1880. The magazine moved to Oradea and continued publication from April 27, 1880 to December 31, 1906....
and Vatra
Vatra (Romanian magazine)
The Vatra literary magazine was founded in 1885 by Ion Luca Caragiale, George Coşbuc and Ioan Slavici and was published in Romanian in the city of Târgu Mureş, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary ....
.
Poetry
- Naraţiuni întâmplătoare (Casual Narratives), Cluj, Ed. Dacia, 1989.
- Poemul deshumat (The Exhumed Poem), Cluj, Ed. Dacia, 1994.
- Creier intermediar (Intermediary Brains), Oradea, Ed. Cogito, 1997.
- Muncile lui Don Quijote (The Labours of Don Quixote, an anthology), Piteşti, Ed. Paralela 45, 2000.
Short stories
- Întoarce-te, Esthera (Come Back, Esthera), Cluj, Ed. „Biblioteca Apostrof”, 1999.
- Animal în alertă, Cluj, Ed. Dacia XXI, 2010
Novels
- Agata murind (Dying Agata), Cluj, Ed. Dacia, 2003; 2nd ed., Iaşi, Ed. Polirom, 2004.
- Captivul (The Captive), Iaşi, Ed. Polirom, 2006.
- Pudră (Powder), Iaşi, Ed. Polirom, 2010.
Interviews
- Armele seducţiei (Weapons of Seduction; Dialogues), Cluj, Casa Cărţii de Ştiinţă, 2007.
- Rege şi ocnaş (King and Prisoner), Cluj, Casa Cărţii de Ştiinţă, 2008.
Anthologies
- Young Poets of a New Romania, London & Boston, Forest Books, 1991.
- Transylvanian Voices. An Anthology of Contemporary Poets of Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, The Center for Romanian Studies, 1997.
- Vid Tystnadens Bord, Stockholm, Symposion, 1998.
- Poètes roumains contemporains, Ottawa, Écrits des Forges, 2000.
- Il romanzo rumeno contemporaneo (1989-2010). Teorie e proposte di lettura, a cura di Nicoleta Nesu, edizione italiana di Angela Tarantino, premessa di Luisa Valmarin, Bagatto Libri, Roma, 2010.
- Fiction 16: Contemporary Romanian Prose, Iaşi, Ed. Polirom, 2010.
Editions
- Biblia de la Blaj (1795) (The Bible of Blaj), Rome (in collaboration with Tipografia Vaticana), 2000
Affiliations
- Member of The Writers’ Union of Romania
- Member of The Professional Journalists’ Union of Romania
Awards
- Romanian AcademyRomanian AcademyThe Romanian Academy is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 acting members who are elected for life....
's Award, Timotei Cipariu (2000) - Romanian Writers' Union Award for fiction (2003)
- The I. D. Sârbu Award of The Writers’ Union, Cluj (2006)
- The Pavel Dan Award of The Writers’ Union, Cluj (2007, 2010)
- The Best Book of the Year - Literary Journalism Award of The Writers’ Union, Cluj (2007)
Further reading
- Petru Poantă, Dicţionar de poeţi. Clujul contemporan (Dictionary of Poets. The Contemporary Cluj), Cluj, Ed. Clusium, 1999.
- Ion Bogdan Lefter, Scriitori români din anii '80-'90. Dicţionar bio-bibliografic (Romanian Writers of the '80s and '90s. Bio-Bibliographic Dictionary), vol. III, Piteşti, Ed. Paralela 45, 2001.
- Laurenţiu Ulici, Prima verba, vol. IV, Bucureşti, Ed. Muzeul Literaturii Române, 2004.
- Henri Zalis, O istorie condensată a literaturii române (1880–2000) (A Concise History of Romanian Literature), vol. I, Târgovişte, Ed. Bibliotheca, 2005.
- Dicţionarul general al literaturii române (The General Dictionary of Romanian Literature), P-R, Bucureşti, Ed. Univers Enciclopedic, 2006.
- Aurel Sasu, Dicţionarul biografic al literaturii române (The Biographic Dictionary of Romanian Literature), M-Z, Piteşti, Ed. Paralela 45, 2006.
- Dicţionar analitic de opere literare româneşti (The Analytic Dictionary of Romanian Literary Works), final edition, vol. I, Cluj, Casa Cărţii de Ştiinţă, 2007.