Ion Minulescu
Ion Minulescu | |
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Minulescu in 1934 | |
| Born | January 6, 1881 Bucharest |
| Died | April 11, 1944 (aged 63) Bucharest |
| Pen name | I. M. Nirvan Koh-i-Noor |
| Occupation | poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, literary critic, journalist, civil servant |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Period | 1904–1944 |
| Genre | lyric poetry, drama, memoir, satire |
| Literary movement | Symbolism Avant-garde Sburătorul |
Ion Minulescu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon minuˈlesku]; 6 January 1881 – 11 April 1944) was a Romanian avant-garde poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, literary critic, and playwright. Often publishing his works under the pseudonyms I. M. Nirvan and Koh-i-Noor (the latter being derived from the famous diamond), he journeyed to Paris, where he was heavily influenced by the growing Symbolist movement and Parisian Bohemianism. A herald of Romania's own Symbolist movement, he had a major influence on local modernist literature, and was among the first local poets to use free verse.