Nichita Stănescu - Interview by Adam Puslojic
Nichita Stănescu (Romanian pronunciation: [niˈkita stəˈnesku]; born Nichita Hristea Stănescu) (March 31, 1933 in Ploieşti – December 13, 1983 in Bucharest) was a Romanian poet and essayist. He was the most critically acclaimed and popular poet of the 1960s generation. He received Herder Prize (1975) and was rumoured to have received a Nobel Prize nomination.
Books[]
- Sensul iubirii ("The Meaning of Love"), 1960
- O viziune a sentimentelor ("A Vision of Feelings"), 1964
- Dreptul la timp ("The Right to Time"), 1965
- 11 elegii ("11 Elegies"), 1966
- Roşu vertical ("Vertical Red"), 1967
- Alfa, 1967
- Oul şi sfera ("The Egg and the Sphere"), 1967
- Laus Ptolemaei, 1968
- Necuvintele ("The Unwords"), 1969
- Un pământ numit România ("A Land Called Romania"), 1969
- În dulcele stil classic ("In The Sweet Classical Style"), 1970
- Cartea de recitire ("The Re-reading Book"), 1972
- Belgradul în cinci prieteni ("Five Friends in Belgrade"), 1972
- Măreţia frigului ("The Greatness of Cold"), 1972
- Starea poeziei ("The State of Poetry", anthology), 1975
- Epica Magna, 1978
- Opere imperfecte ("Imperfect Works"), 1979
- Carte de citire, carte de iubire ("Book for Reading, Book for Loving", co-written with Gheorghe Tomozei), 1980
- Noduri şi semne ("Knots and Marks"), 1982
- Respirări ("Breaths", essays), 1982
- Oase plângând ("Crying Bones"), 1982
Posthumous volumes[]
- Album memorial ("Memorial Album"), 1984
- Antimetafizica - Nichita Stănescu însoţit de Aurelian Titu Dumitrescu ("Antimetaphysics - Nichita Stănescu accompanied by Aurelian Titu Dumitrescu"), 1985
- Nichita Stănescu - Frumos ca umbra unei idei ("Nichita Stănescu - Beautiful as the Shadow of an Idea"), 1985
- Amintiri din prezent ("Memories From the Present"), 1985
- Fiziologia poeziei ("The Physiology of Poetry"), 1990
- Argotice. Cântece la drumul mare, 1955-1960 ("Songs on the Open Road, 1955-1960"), 1993
- Tânjiri spre firesc ("Longings toward the Usual"), 1993
- Cărţile sibiline ("The Sibylline Books"), 1995
- Fel de scriere ("A Kind of Writing"), 1998
- Opera poetică ("Poetic Works"), 1999
- Cartea vorbită 1964-1983 ("Spoken Book 1964-1983"), 2006
- Albastru de Prusia. Despre scriitori și literatură (Prussian Blue. About Writers and Literature), 2010
Covers[]
The Meaning of Love, 1960
A Vision of Feelings, 1964
The Right to Time, 1965
11 Elegies, 1966
Vertical Red, 1967
Alfa, 1967
The Egg and the Sphere, 1967
Laus Ptolemaei, 1968
The Unwords, 1969
A Land Called Romania, 1969
In The Sweet Classical Style, 1970
Five Friends in Belgrade, 1972
The Greatness of Cold, 1972
The Re-reading Book, 1972
The State of Poetry, 1975
Epica Magna, 1978
The Imperfect Works, 1979
The Reading & Love Book, 1980 (co-written with Tomozei)
Knots and Signs, 1982
Breaths, 1982
Crying Bones, 1982
Memorial Album, 1984
Antimetaphysics, 1985
Nichita Stănescu - Beautiful as the Shadow of an Idea, 1985
Memories From the Present, 1985
The Physiology of Poetry, 1990
Argotics. Songs on the Open Road, 1993
Longings toward the Usual, 1993
The Sibylline Books, 1995
Poetic Works, 1999