Florin Mugur (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin ˈmuɡur]; born as Legrel Mugur on 7 February 1934 in Bucharest, Romania – 9 February 1991) was a Romanian-Jewish poet, essayist, editor, and prose writer.

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 Vice Editor in Chief of the Argeș magazine.

He was a close friend of Norman Manea.

Feeling lonely after his beloved wife Iulia's premature death, and being sick, he committed suicide.

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)

References