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Nora Iuga

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Nora Iuga
Born(1931-01-04)January 4, 1931(age 93)
Bucharest,Romania
OccupationAuthor
NationalityRomanian
Notable awardsFriedrich-Gundolf-Preis

Nora Iuga(born 4 January 1931) is a Romanian poet, writer and translator.

Iuga was born inBucharest,Romania on 4 January 1931.[1]As well as being a writer, Iuga has also worked as a journalist, foreign language assistant, and editor.[2]

Her first collection of poems was published in 1968 and was calledVina nu e a mea(It Is Not My Fault).[2]She was censored between 1971 and 1978 by thecommunist government in Romania[3]after the publication of her second collection off poems,Captivitatea cercului(Trapped in a Circle).[2]

The first English translation of her work, a collection of poems calledThe Hunchbacks’ Bus,was published in 2016.[4]Several of her works have also been translated into German.[5]English translations of her work were included in the anthologySomething is still present and isn't, of what's gone.[6]

She was awarded with a grant from theAkademie Schloss Solitudein 2003 and won theFriedrich-Gundolf-Preisin 2007.[2]

References

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  1. ^"Library of Congress - Nora Iuga".id.loc.gov.
  2. ^abcd"Berliner Künstlerprogramm | Biography: Iuga, Nora".berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de.Retrieved27 August2019.
  3. ^"Nora Iuga".Modern Poetry in Translation.Retrieved27 August2019.
  4. ^"The Hunchbacks' Bus by Nora Iuga".World Literature Today.26 April 2017.Retrieved27 August2019.
  5. ^Brockmann, Agnieszka; Lebedewa, Jekatherina; Smyshliaeva, Maria; Żyֹtyniec, Rafał (2012).Kulturelle Grenzgänge: Festschrift für Christa Ebert zum 65. Geburtstag(in German). Frank & Timme GmbH. p. 401.ISBN9783865963239.
  6. ^"Something is still present and isn't, of what's gone".researchgate.Retrieved25 June2020.