Annie Bentoiu (1 May 1927 – 21 December 2015) was a Romanian-born Swiss writer and translator.[2][3]
Annie Bentoiu | |
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| Born | Annie Deculescu 1 May 1927 Bucharest |
| Died | 21 December 2015 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Notable works | She translated Romanian literature into French.[1] |
| Notable awards | Was awarded the Prix de l'Union des Écrivains for her translations in 1979, 1983 and 1991. |
| Spouse | Pascal Bentoiu |
| Relatives | Constantin Deculescu (father), Violette Bujord (mother) |
The daughter of Constantin Deculescu, a Romanian doctor and politician, and Violette Bujord, a native of Switzerland, she was born Annie Deculescu in Bucharest and grew up there and in Oltenița. She attended the Central School in Bucharest, going on to study law at the University of Bucharest and literature and history at the Institut français de Roumanie.[4][1][5]
In 1949, she married composer Pascal Bentoiu.[4][5]
She translated Romanian literature into French.[1] She was awarded the Prix de l'Union des Écrivains for her translations in 1979, 1983 and 1991.[6] In 2000, she was awarded a medal by the President of Romania for her work in translating the works of Mihai Eminescu.[3]
Selected works edit
- Strada Mare novel (in Romanian) (1969) as Adriana Vlad
- Poèmes I/II poetry (in French) (1989)
- Dix méditations sur une rose poetry (in French) (1989)
- Phrases pour la vie quotidienne poetry (in French) (1990)
- Timpul ce ni s-a dat volume 1 memoir (in Romanian) (2000)
- Timpul ce ni s-a dat volume 2 memoir (in Romanian) (2006)
- Voyage en Moldavie (in French) (2001)
- Une liberté désenchantée (in French) (2009)
References edit
- ^ a b c "Annie Bentoiu" (in Romanian). Humanitas.
- ^ "Suferinţă şi adevăr: In Memoriam Annie Bentoiu" (in Romanian). Radio Free Europe. December 22, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Annie Bentoiu" (in Romanian and French). PEN România. March 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "Instalarea comunismului văzută prin ochii unei familii". Revista 22 (in Romanian). May 28, 2013. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Publications, Europa (2004). International Who's Who in Poetry. Taylor & Francis. p. 30. ISBN 1857431782.
- ^ "Annie Bentoiu (1927-2016)" (in French). Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire - Lausanne.[permanent dead link]