Emil Brumaru (2005, photo by Victor Jalbă)
Emil Brumaru (born on 25 December 1939, Bahmutea, Bessarabia) is a contemporary Romanian writer and poet. He is considered one of the most important contemporary Romanian poets, having received several awards (among which the National Poetry Award "Mihai Eminescu" in 2001 and an Excelence Award for his entire career at the "George Bacovia" Festival in 2005). He's also one of the most best-selling among the contemporary poets, particularly with the 2005 volume Submarinul erotic (The Erotic Submarine), which sold more than 3,000 copies. Also, some of his poems were translated in English, French and German.
Books[]
- Versuri (Stanzas), 1970
- Detectivul Arthur (Detective Arthur), 1970
- Julien Ospitalierul (Julien the Hospitable), 1974
- Cântece naive (Naive Songs), 1976
- Adio, Robinson Crusoe (Adios, Robinson Crusoe), 1978
- Dulapul îndrăgostit (Enamoured Cupboard), 1980
- Ruina unui samovar (The Ruin of a Samovar), 1983
- Dintr-o scorbură de morcov (From the Hollow of a Carrot), 1998
- Poeme alese (Selected Poems), 2003
- Opera poetică (2 vol., 2003, 3 vol., 2006) (Poetic Works)
- Fluturii din pandişpan (The Butterflies from the Cake), 2003 (second edition: 2008)
- Poezii (carte la borcan) (Poems. Jarbook), 2003
- Cerşetorul de cafea (Coffee Beggar), 2004 (prose)
- Submarinul erotic (Erotic Submarine), 2005
- Infernala comedie (Infernal Comedy), 2005
- Dumnezeu se uită la noi cu binoclul (God Looks at Us With a Binocular), 2006 (prose)
- O brumă de paiete şi confetti (Spangle and Confetti Dust), collaboration with Șerban Foarță, 2007
- Cântece de adolescent (Teen Songs), 2007
- Povestea boiernaşului de ţară şi a fecioarei... (The Story of the Country Page and of the Virgin...), 2008
- Ne logodim cu un inel din iarbă (We Betroth With a Grass Ring), 2008
- Basmul Prințesei Repede-Repede. O poveste pentru adulți (The Fairytale of the Quick-Quick Princess. A Story for Adults), 2009 (co-written with Veronica D. Niculescu, illustrated by Mircia Dumitrescu)
- Opere I. Julien Ospitalierul (Works I. Julien the Hospitable), 2009
- Opere II. Submarinul erotic (Works II. Erotic Submarine), 2009
- Opere III. Cerşetorul de cafea (Works III. Coffee Beggar), 2012 (prose)
- Rezervația de îngeri (Angel Reservation), 2013
Covers[]
Stanzas, 1970
Detective Arthur, 1970 (photo: Petre Stoica Archive)
Julien the Hospitable, 1974
Naive Songs, 1976
Adios, Robinson Crusoe, 1978
Enamoured Cupboard, 1980
The Ruin of a Samovar, 1983
From the Hollow of a Carrot, 1998
Selected Poems (1959-1998), 2003
Infernal Comedy, 2003
Poetic Works, 2003
Poetry (Jarbook), 2003
Coffee Beggar, 2004
Erotic Submarine, 2005
God Looks at Us With a Binocular, 2006
Teen Songs (1957-1958), 2007
The Story of the Country Page and of the Virgin..., 2008
The Butterflies from the Cake (2008 edition)
The Fairytale of the Quick-Quick Princess, 2009 (co-written with Veronica D. Niculescu)
Works I. Julien the Hospitable, 2009
Works II. Erotic Submarine, 2009
Works III. Coffee Beggar, 2012
The Angel Reservation, 2013