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He finished "[[Spiru Haret]]" high-school, then entered university as literature student, graduating in 1967. His debut was poetry book "Zeu printre blocuri" ''(A god between apartment buildings)'' then in 1969 "Prins" ''(Caught),'' a novel of grand succes who launched him as a refference writter in Romanian literature. Furthermore he obtained a scholarship in Vienna (1971-1972) and in 1974 he accepts an invitation from the [[University of Iowa]] to participate at International Writing Program seminary, moment in which he decided to leave Romania and establish in [[United States]]. From then on steadily he followed a succesful path as a novelist and author of few Hollywood movie scrypts. |
He finished "[[Spiru Haret]]" high-school, then entered university as literature student, graduating in 1967. His debut was poetry book "Zeu printre blocuri" ''(A god between apartment buildings)'' then in 1969 "Prins" ''(Caught),'' a novel of grand succes who launched him as a refference writter in Romanian literature. Furthermore he obtained a scholarship in Vienna (1971-1972) and in 1974 he accepts an invitation from the [[University of Iowa]] to participate at International Writing Program seminary, moment in which he decided to leave Romania and establish in [[United States]]. From then on steadily he followed a succesful path as a novelist and author of few Hollywood movie scrypts. |
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He is known for his romance with [[Zoe Ceausescu]], daughter of Romanian dictator [[Nicolae Ceausescu]], but claims are said to be exagerated by media and [[Securitate]]. In 1978, he moved to [[Beverly Hills]] and married Iris Friedman, a Jewish of Czech origins. They are married since and have two children: Adam (b. 1985) and Chloe (b. 1989). He returned often to Romania as of 1992, where most of his works have been translated from English an published. <ref>http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petru_Popescu</ref> |
He is known for his romance with [[Zoe Ceausescu]], daughter of Romanian dictator [[Nicolae Ceausescu]], but claims are said to be exagerated by media and [[Securitate]].<ref>[http://www.cotidianul.ro/petru_popescu_ntr_un_fel_n_am_plecat_niciodata_de_aici-59673.html Interviu cu Petru Popescu] [[Cotidianul]] din 30 Septembrie 2008 </ref> |
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In 1978, he moved to [[Beverly Hills]] and married Iris Friedman, a Jewish of Czech origins. They are married since and have two children: Adam (b. 1985) and Chloe (b. 1989). He returned often to Romania as of 1992, where most of his works have been translated from English an published. <ref>http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petru_Popescu</ref> |
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Romanian-American (born. February 1, 1944 in Bucharest, Romania) writter, director and movie producer. Author of best-seller novels "Almost Adam" and "Amazon Beaming".
Life
He finished "Spiru Haret" high-school, then entered university as literature student, graduating in 1967. His debut was poetry book "Zeu printre blocuri" (A god between apartment buildings) then in 1969 "Prins" (Caught), a novel of grand succes who launched him as a refference writter in Romanian literature. Furthermore he obtained a scholarship in Vienna (1971-1972) and in 1974 he accepts an invitation from the University of Iowa to participate at International Writing Program seminary, moment in which he decided to leave Romania and establish in United States. From then on steadily he followed a succesful path as a novelist and author of few Hollywood movie scrypts.
He is known for his romance with Zoe Ceausescu, daughter of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, but claims are said to be exagerated by media and Securitate.[1]
In 1978, he moved to Beverly Hills and married Iris Friedman, a Jewish of Czech origins. They are married since and have two children: Adam (b. 1985) and Chloe (b. 1989). He returned often to Romania as of 1992, where most of his works have been translated from English an published. [2]
Works
Novels written in Romanian
- 1969 - Prins
- 1970 - Dulce ca mierea e glonţul patriei
- 1973 - Să creşti într-un an cât alţii într-o zi
- 1974 - Sfârşitul bahic
- 1974 - Copiii Domnului
- 1993 - Înainte şi după Edith
- 2002 - Întoarcerea
- 2003 - În coasta lui Adam
- 2008 - Urme în Timp
Bibliography in English
- 1973 - Bough
- 1974 - Blues
- 1975 - Burial of the vine
- 1975 - Boxes, Stairs & Whistle Time
- 1978 - Before and After Edith
- 1986 - In Hot Blood: A Vampire Novel
- 1990 - Amazon Beaming
- 1995 - Almost Adam
- 1997 - The Return
- 2001 - The Oasis: A Memoir of Love and Survival in a Concentration Camp
- 2007 - Weregirls: Birth of the Pack
- 2008 - Weregirls: Through the Moon Glass
- 2008 - Footprints in Time
- 2009 - Girl Mary: A Novel
Movies
- 1972 - Drum în penumbră - as producer
- 1977 - The Last Wave (aka Black Rain in USA) - Ultimul val - as producer
- 1982 - Friday the 13th Part III (1982) (uncredited) ... aka Friday the 13th Part 3 (USA: video title)
- 1984 - Obsessive Love - (TV, story) - as writter
- 1986 - Death of An Angel - Moartea unui înger - as director
- 1988 - Emma: Queen of the South Seas TV mini-series - as writter
- 1994 - Nobody's Children (TV)- as writter
References
- ^ Interviu cu Petru Popescu Cotidianul din 30 Septembrie 2008
- ^ http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petru_Popescu
- ^ ^ Google books: Petru Popescu http://books.google.com/books?as_auth=Petru+Popescu&source=an&ei=SVIbSp-tAdSCkQX61sX-DA&sa=X&oi=book_group&ct=title&cad=author-navigational&resnum=4