Ion Vatamanu

Ion Vatamanu
File:Vatamanu.jpg Ion Vatamanu
Born	(1937-05-01)May 1, 1937 Costiceni
Died
Nationality	Romania, USSR, Moldova
Ethnicity	Romanian
Alma mater	Moldova State University
Political party	Popular Front of Moldova
Spouse(s)	Elena Curicheru
Children	Mihaela, Mariana, Leontina

Ion Vatamanu (May 1, 1937 in Costiceni – August 9, 1993 in Chişinău) was a writer and politician from Moldova. He was born to Maria and Ion and had a PhD in chemistry. Ion Vatamanu served as member of the Parliament of Moldova (1990–1994) and chairman of the Committee on Culture of the Parliament of Moldova.

Ion Vatamanu died in 1993 and his grave is a monument in Chişinău.

Awards

• Diploma Televiziunii Moldoveneşti pentru ciclul de emisiuni "Abeceul moralei".

Honours

• The Award Ion Vatamanu "for love of truth and freedom"
• "Ion Vatamanu" High School, Străşeni

Works

• Primii fulgi, prezentat de Nicolae Costenco (Chişinău, Editura Cartea moldovenească).
• Monologuri (1964), (Chişinău, Editura Cartea moldovenească).
• Liniștea Cuvintelor(1971),
• Ora păsarii (1974), Chişinău, Editura Cartea moldovenească.
• De ziua frunzei (1977), prefaţă de Grigore Vieru, Chişinău, Editura Literatura Artistică,
• Iubire de tine (1981),
• Măslinul oglindit (1983),
• Aventurile lui Atomică (1966), (Chişinău, Editura Cartea moldovenească).
• Teiul (1980),
• Izvorul cu ochi verzi (1985)
• La mijlocul ierbii, prefaţat de George Meniuc, Chişinău, Editura Lumina, 1967.

Bibliography

• Literatura şi arta Moldovei: Encicl. - Vol.1. - Chişinău, 1985.
• Mihai Cimpoi, O istorie deschisă a literaturii române din Basarabia. - Chişinău, 1996.
• Chişinău, Enciclopedie, 1997, Ed. Museum

External links

• Biography Ion Vatamanu
• Ion VATAMANU
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