Matei Vişniec

Jozefina Komporaly (University of the Arts London)

Ed. by Cristina Sandru, The Literary Encyclopedia
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.07: French Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (Universidad de Antioquia), Hugo Azerad (University of Cambridge), Patrick ffrench (King's College London), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck, University of London), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Sinan Richards (King's College London), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

Born 29 Jan 1956
Activity 1980-ongoing

Places

Born in Romania
Active in France; Romania

Activities

Primary

Playwright / Dramatist

Other

Journalist
Poet

Resources

Matéi Visniec (aka Matei Vişniec, born 1956) is one of the most prolific writers of fiction, poetry and drama in the Romanian language, also known for a significant output of dramatic works originally authored in French (note 1). His many awards include prizes from the Romanian Writers’ Union, the Romanian Theatre Union (UNITER), the Avignon Festival, the French Society of Writers and Composers, and the 2016 Jean Monnet Award for European Literature for the novel Negustorul de începuturi de roman [The Merchant of Opening Lines]. Visniec is a respected public intellectual whose take on current affairs reaches large audiences, and whose preoccupation with the human condition invites …

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Citation: Komporaly, Jozefina. "Matei Vişniec". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 10 May 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14714, accessed 22 March 2023.]

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