Dinu Săraru

Dinu Săraru
Born
Constantin Grigore Săraru

(1932-01-30)30 January 1932
Slătioara, Vâlcea County, Romania
Died2 March 2024(2024-03-02) (aged 92)
Bucharest, Romania
Burial placeSlătioara
Occupation(s)Novelist, playwright

Dinu Săraru (30 January 1932 – 2 March 2024) was a Romanian novelist and playwright.

Biography

Dinu Săraru was born in Slătioara, Vâlcea County. A member of Writers' Union of Romania, he belonged to the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party prior to 1989, and headed Teatrul Mic and Teatrul Foarte Mic from 1977 to 1990. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and the fall of the communist regime, he served as chairman of the National Theatre Bucharest,[1] being appointed in 2001 and resigning in 2004.[2] He claimed that his work during the communist regime had not been for the purpose of glorifying dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, but rather included subtle dissident themes.[3]

Săraru died on 2 March 2024, at the age of 92.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "Dinu Săraru: 'Chezășia viitorului nostru comunist'". Cotidianul (in Romanian). 13 November 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ (in Romanian) Eveline Păuna, "Dinu Săraru, la 80 de ani: 'Dacă am trăit mult, a trebuit să fac multe…'" Archived 22 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Q, 29 January 2012; accessed 12 October 2013
  3. ^ (in Romanian) Marinela Rață, "Săraru: Să nu confundăm munca unui popor cu Ceaușescu", Evenimentul Zilei, 27 January 2010; accessed 12 October 2013[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "A murit Dinu Săraru. Scriitorul avea 92 de ani". Digi24 (in Romanian). 2 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.