European Union Prize for Literature
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Edition 2 (2010) Winner
Răzvan Rădulescu
ラズヴァン・ラドゥレスク
Razvan Radulescu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969-10-23 （Bucharest, Romania）
- Nationality
- Romanian
- Languages
- Romanian
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1995-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bucharest (Faculty of Foreign Languages) | Faculty of Foreign Languages | — | — | — | Romania |
| National University of Music Bucharest | Faculty of Music | — | — | — | Romania |
University of Bucharest (Faculty of Foreign Languages)
Faculty of Foreign Languages
Country:
Romania
National University of Music Bucharest
Faculty of Music
Country:
Romania
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Romanian Writers' Union prize for best debut novel | The Life and Deeds of Elijah Cazane | — | Romanian Writers' Union | 受賞 |
| — | EU Prize for Literature | Theodosius the Small | — | European Union Prize for Literature | 受賞 |
Romanian Writers' Union prize for best debut novel
Work:
The Life and Deeds of Elijah Cazane
Organization:
Romanian Writers' Union
Result:
受賞
EU Prize for Literature
Work:
Theodosius the Small
Organization:
European Union Prize for Literature
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Life and Deeds of Elijah Cazane
novelRădulescu's debut novel, which won the Romanian Writers' Union prize for best debut novel.
Theodosius the Small
novelRădulescu's second novel, noted for receiving the EU Prize for Literature.
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 film screenplayOne of the screenplays co-written with Cristi Puiu; the film is internationally acclaimed as part of the Romanian New Wave.
bureaucracy of modern societyindividual isolation
Adaptations
- [film] The Death of Mr Lazarescu / Cristi Puiu (2005)
Bibliography
- The Life and Deeds of Elijah Cazane
- Theodosius the Small
- Goods and Money (screenplay, 2001)
- Niki Ardelean, Colonel in Reserve (screenplay, 2001)
- Feed for Small Fry (screenplay, 2004)
- Offset (screenplay, 2004)
- The Death of Mr Lazarescu (screenplay, 2005)
- The Paper Will Be Blue (screenplay, 2005)
- Family Portrait (contribution to anthology, 1995)
Adaptations
- The Death of Mr Lazarescu (film, 2005)
- The Paper Will Be Blue (film, 2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed psychological descriptioncinematic, fragmentary narrationcool observation of contemporary society
- Recurring Motifs
- urban lifealienationindividual vs. institutions
Legacy
Răzvan Rădulescu is an important Romanian novelist and screenwriter, internationally recognized for his contributions to Romanian New Wave cinema. He has influenced younger Romanian writers and filmmakers.
Academic Societies
- Romanian Writers' Union
In Popular Culture
- Frequently cited as a screenwriter behind representative works of the Romanian New Wave
Trivia
- Has collaborated as a screenwriter with directors such as Cristi Puiu and Cristian Mungiu.
- Studied at the National University of Music Bucharest and at a Faculty of Foreign Languages in Bucharest.
- Literary debut was a contribution to the 1995 anthology "Family Portrait."