Ion Minulescu

Ion Minulescu
Minulescu in 1934
Minulescu in 1934
Born(1881-01-06)January 6, 1881
Bucharest
DiedApril 11, 1944(1944-04-11) (aged 63)
Bucharest
Pen nameI. M. Nirvan
Koh-i-Noor
Occupationpoet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, literary critic, journalist, civil servant
NationalityRomanian
Period1904–1944
Genrelyric poetry, drama, memoir, satire
Literary movementSymbolism
Avant-garde
Sburătorul

Ion Minulescu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon minuˈlesku]; 6 January 1881 – 11 April 1944) was a Romanian avant-garde poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, literary critic, and playwright. Often publishing his works under the pseudonyms I. M. Nirvan and Koh-i-Noor (the latter being derived from the famous diamond), he journeyed to Paris, where he was heavily influenced by the growing Symbolist movement and Parisian Bohemianism. A herald of Romania's own Symbolist movement, he had a major influence on local modernist literature, and was among the first local poets to use free verse.[1]

  1. ^ Vianu, p.376