Geo Dumitrescu

Geo Dumitrescu (b. 17 May 1920, Bucharest, d. 28 September 2004) was a Romanian poet and translator associated with the Albatros group. His first book, the elusive volume Aritmetică (Arithmetics), was published in 1941. Written during the WWII and initially bearing the title Pelagră before being pulled out by censorship, his most acclaimed book, Libertatea de a trage cu pușca (The Liberty of Shooting), was eventually published in 1946, but was one of the numerous banned books on the list Publicaţii interzise până la 1 mai 1948 (List of Banned Publications Out Prior to 1 May 1948). Geo Dumitrescu could not publish any book until 1963, when socialist realism was no longer strictly imposed. Republished, Libertatea de a trage cu pușca was eventually hailed as one of the precursors of postmodernism, experimentalism and the ironic poetry of the 1980's generation. Most of his later volumes are reissues and anthologies. He was also the director of România literară.
Category:Romanian literature
Category:Poets
Category:20th century
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Category:Albatros
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