Augustin Buzura (Romanian pronunciation:[awɡusˈtinbuˈzura]; September 22, 1938 – July 10, 2017) was a Romanian novelist and short story writer, also known as a journalist, essayist, and literary critic. A member of the Romanian Academy, he has been the president of the Romanian Cultural Foundation since 1990 and president of the Romanian Cultural Institute between 2003 and 2004.
Buzura's first published work was the 1963 collection of short stories, Capul Bunei Speranțe ("Cape of Good Hope").[1] He continued to publish regularly after that date, receiving critical acclaim and being awarded the Romanian Writers' Union prize three times, for the successive works Absenții ("The Absentees"), Fețele tăcerii ("The Faces of Silence"), and Vocile nopții ("The Voices in the Night").[1] His best known novel is the best-selling Orgolii [ro] (1977), which tells the story of surgeon Ion Cristian, a victim of the corruption of the medical system.[2] The novel was adapted to the screen in 1982, from a scenario written by Buzura himself; the homonymous movie [ro], directed by Manole Marcus, featured Victor Rebengiuc in Cristian's role.[3]
