Ion Vianu
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Ion Vianu is a Romania
n writer and psychiatrist
, who was exiled to Switzerland
in 1977. He is the son of literary critic Tudor Vianu
and his wife Elena.
Ion Vianu became recognised as a radio personality for Radio Free Europe
discussing attempts to use psychiatry as a political weapon. After the 1989 Revolution
, he became actively involved in the reform of the system of psychiatric treatment in Romania to bring it up to world standards. Vianu, together with his friend Matei Călinescu
published an autobiographical volume, Amintiri in dialog ("Remembrances in Dialogue").
Ion Vianu's writings include memoires, novels and critical essays.
He published the novels Caietele lui Ozias (in 2004) and Vasiliu, foi volante (in 2006), both being part of the cycle Arhiva trădarii şi a mâniei (the Archive of Treason and Wrath), dealing with Romanian society during the communist regime
. He also published another two novels, Paramnezii (2005) and, in 2007, "Necredinciosul" (the Unfaithful), inspired by his practice as a psychiatrist in the Western world. In 2009 he published Exercitii de sinceritate (Exercises in sincerity) about his public life under the communist regime during the seventies. In 2010 he published an autobiographical novel, Amor intellectualis, dealing with some major figures from his youth and the tragic destiny of the intelligentsia under the communist regime. He also published collected critical essays under the name Blestem şi binecuvântare (Curse & Blessing, 2007), and, in 2008, "Investigatii mateine", a biographical essay about the Romanian writer Matei Caragiale.
The novel "Vasiliu, foi volante" was translated in Spanish by Ioana Zlotescu in 2010 under the title Vasiliu, hojas sueltas (Aletheia Publishing House).
"Amor intellectualis" was awarded with the prize' "Book of the year 2010' by the "România Literar" magazine.
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...
n writer and psychiatrist
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
, who was exiled to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
in 1977. He is the son of literary critic Tudor Vianu
Tudor Vianu
Tudor Vianu was a Romanian literary critic, art critic, poet, philosopher, academic, and translator. Known for his left-wing and anti-fascist convictions, he had a major role on the reception and development of Modernism in Romanian literature and art...
and his wife Elena.
Ion Vianu became recognised as a radio personality for Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress that provides news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East "where the free flow of information is either banned by government authorities or not fully developed"...
discussing attempts to use psychiatry as a political weapon. After the 1989 Revolution
Romanian Revolution of 1989
The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a series of riots and clashes in December 1989. These were part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several Warsaw Pact countries...
, he became actively involved in the reform of the system of psychiatric treatment in Romania to bring it up to world standards. Vianu, together with his friend Matei Călinescu
Matei Calinescu
Matei Călinescu was a Romanian literary critic and professor of comparative literature at Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana....
published an autobiographical volume, Amintiri in dialog ("Remembrances in Dialogue").
Ion Vianu's writings include memoires, novels and critical essays.
He published the novels Caietele lui Ozias (in 2004) and Vasiliu, foi volante (in 2006), both being part of the cycle Arhiva trădarii şi a mâniei (the Archive of Treason and Wrath), dealing with Romanian society during the communist regime
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
. He also published another two novels, Paramnezii (2005) and, in 2007, "Necredinciosul" (the Unfaithful), inspired by his practice as a psychiatrist in the Western world. In 2009 he published Exercitii de sinceritate (Exercises in sincerity) about his public life under the communist regime during the seventies. In 2010 he published an autobiographical novel, Amor intellectualis, dealing with some major figures from his youth and the tragic destiny of the intelligentsia under the communist regime. He also published collected critical essays under the name Blestem şi binecuvântare (Curse & Blessing, 2007), and, in 2008, "Investigatii mateine", a biographical essay about the Romanian writer Matei Caragiale.
The novel "Vasiliu, foi volante" was translated in Spanish by Ioana Zlotescu in 2010 under the title Vasiliu, hojas sueltas (Aletheia Publishing House).
"Amor intellectualis" was awarded with the prize' "Book of the year 2010' by the "România Literar" magazine.