Ion Ciocanu is a literary critic and former official from the Republic of Moldova.

Biography

Ion Ciocanu was born on January 18, 1940 in Tabani, Briceni, then in Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. Ion Ciocanu graduated from Moldova State University

Moldova State University

The Moldova State University is a university located in Chişinău, Moldova. It was founded in 1946.-Organization:The university is organized into eleven faculties:*1. Biology and Pedology...

 in 1962 and got his PhD in 1965. He worked for Moldova State University

Moldova State University

The Moldova State University is a university located in Chişinău, Moldova. It was founded in 1946.-Organization:The university is organized into eleven faculties:*1. Biology and Pedology...

, "Cartea Moldovenească", "Literatura artistică", "Hyperion", Glasul Naţiunii, Editura Litera. Between 1987-1990 he was a leader of the Moldovan Writers' Union

Moldovan Writers' Union

The Writers' Union of Moldova is a professional association of writers in Moldova.Mihai Cimpoi has been the president of the Writers' Union of Moldova since 1991.- External links :* * *...

. He has been working for the Institute of Philology of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova

Academy of Sciences of Moldova

The Academy of Sciences of Moldova , established in 1946, is the main scientific organization of the Republic of Moldova and coordinates research in all areas of science and technology.- Presidents :...

 since 2001.

Between 1993-1994, Ion Ciocanu served as Director General of the State Department of Languages and between 1998 and 2001 he served as the head of the Division of the Promotion of Official Language .

Awards

• Om emerit, 1990
• Gloria muncii, 1996
• Medalia „Mihai Eminescu", 2000
• Diploma săptămânalului Literatura şi Arta
  Literatura şi Arta
  Literatura şi Arta is a weekly newspaper from Chişinău, Moldova.- History :The first edition was printed in 1977. The first editor in chief was Victor Teleucă , Valeriu Senic...
  
   „pentru tenacitatea cu care apără limba română", 2003
• Diploma revistei Limba Română „pentru eleganţa şi profunzimea discursului, colaborare permanentă şi contribuţie substanţială la ocrotirea şi promovarea „celui mai sfânt şi mai scump odor" - Limba Română", 2001
• Premiul Pro didactica al Ministerului Culturii, 2009
• Laureat al publicaţiilor Literatura şi Arta
  Literatura şi Arta
  Literatura şi Arta is a weekly newspaper from Chişinău, Moldova.- History :The first edition was printed in 1977. The first editor in chief was Victor Teleucă , Valeriu Senic...
  
   (1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009), Moldova Suverană (1990, 1993).
• Membru al colegiilor de redacţie ale revistelor Limba Română
  Limba Română
  Limba Română is a magazine from the Republic of Moldova founded in 1991 by Ion Dumeniuc.-History:Alexandru Bantoş has been the editor in chief since 1992. Leo Bordeianu was a secretary-general . The magazine is sponsored by the Romanian Cultural Institute.- External links :* * Timpul de dimineaţă,...
  
  , Viaţa Basarabiei
  Viaţa Basarabiei
  Viaţa Basarabiei is a Romanian-language periodical from Chişinău, Moldova. Originally a literary and political magazine, published at a time when Bessarabia region was part of Romania, it was founded in 1932 by political activist Pan Halippa and writer Nicolai Costenco...
  
  , Revistă de lingvistică şi ştiinţă literară.
• The award for literary criticism

Works

• Caractere şi conflicte", Chişinău (1968),
• Articole şi cronici literare, Chişinău (1969),
• Itinerar critic, Chişinău (1973),
• Unele probleme de estetică, Chişinău (1973),
• Dialog continuu, Chişinău (1977),
• Podurile vieţii şi ale creaţiei, Chişinău (1978),
• Clipa de graţie, Chişinău (1980),
• Paşii lui Vladimir Curbet, Chişinău (1982),
• Permanenţe, Chişinău (1983),
• Argumentul de rigoare, Chişinău (1985),
• Dreptul la critică, Chişinău (1993).
• Reflecţii şi atitudini, Chişinău (1993),
• Dincolo de literă, Timişoara (1998),
• Literatura română contemportană din Republica Moldova, Chişinău (1998),
• Rigorile şi splendorile prozei rurale, Chişinău (2000),
• Scriitori de ieri şi de azi Bucureşti (2004),
• Ion Ciocanu. Biobibliografie Chişinău, Ed. Museum (2005).

• Atât de drag... Microeseuri de dragoste pentru cuvânt, Chişinău, (1995),
• Zborul frânt al limbii române (1999),
• Realitatea în cuvânt şi cuvântul în realitate (2002),
• Conştientizarea greşelii (2003),
• Temelia nemuririi noastre, Chişinău, (2005).

External links

• Timpul de dimineaţă
  Timpul de dimineata
  Timpul de dimineață or, in short, Timpul , is a Moldovan newspaper founded in 2001 by Constantin Tănase.- Overview :...
  
  , Ion Ciocanu, un strajer al limbii
• Vocea Basarabiei
  Vocea Basarabiei
  Vocea Basarabiei is a Romanian language radio station in Moldova.- History :Vocea Basarabiei was launched on June 18, 2000, in Nisporeni. The Audiovisual Coordinating Council refused in 2002 and 2003 to register Vocea Basarabiei...
  
  , Ion Ciocanu – la 70 de ani
• Ion Ciocanu: Un “plebeu” în arenă
• Academy of Sciences of Moldova
  Academy of Sciences of Moldova
  The Academy of Sciences of Moldova , established in 1946, is the main scientific organization of the Republic of Moldova and coordinates research in all areas of science and technology.- Presidents :...
  
  , Ion Ciocanu – la 70 de ani
• Ion Ciocanu, Scriitorul între cele două cenzuri. Sud-Est, 2000
• A venit timpul ca moldovenii sa evolueze spiritual... Dialog cu Ion Ciocanu, scriitor, doctor habilitat in filologie
• A treia Conferinţă Internaţională a Centrului PEN Român
• Articol despre protestele contra introducerii obligativităţii limbii ruse în şcoli, 2002
• Articol în care se menţionează existenţa unei rezistenţe a "intelectualilor din Moldova" la politica moldovenistă
• Basarabia şi România - un deceniu de integrare literară (34), Interviu. Contrafort
• Pagina oficială a ASM