Florin Mugur

Florin Mugur (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin ˈmuɡur]), born as Legrel Mugur on 7 February 1934 in Bucharest, Romania, was a Romanian-Jewish poet, essayist, editor, and prose writer.

Mugur in 1987

Mugur had his literary debut at the age of 13 and published his first book at the age of 19.^[1] He was one of the editors of the Cartea Românească publishing house and deputy editor-in-chief of Argeș magazine. Additionally, he was a close friend of Norman Manea.

Feeling lonely after his beloved wife Iulia's premature death and battling illness, he committed suicide on 9 February 1991.

Works

• "Visele de dimineață" (The Morning Dreams),
• "Mituri" (Myths)
• "Piatra palidă" (The Pale Stone)- for which he received the Romanian Writers' Union Prize)
• "Aproape noiembrie" (Almost November)
• "Convorbiri cu Marin Preda" (Talking With Marin Preda)
• "Profesiunea de scriitor" (Being a Writer)
• "Ultima vară a lui Antim" (Antim's Last Summer)
• "Scrisori la capătul zilelor" (Letters at The End of The Days)
• "Vârstele raţiunii" (The Ages of Ration)
• "Dansul cu cartea" (The Dance With The Book)
• "Viaţa obligatorie" (The Obligatory Life)
• "Portretul unui necunoscut" (The Portrait of a Stranger)
• "Firea lucrurilor" (The Way Things Are)
• "Schiţe despre fericire" (Short Stories About Happiness)