Nicolae Esinencu (13 August 1940 – 25 April 2016) was a Moldovan poet, screenwriter and writer. He was born in Chiţcani, in the Teleneşti district of Moldova, which was then part of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.[1]

Nicolae Esinencu
Born
Nicolae Esinencu

(1940-08-13)August 13, 1940
DiedApril 25, 2016(2016-04-25) (aged 76)
NationalityMoldovan
Alma materMaxim Gorky Literature Institute
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • writer
Children4, including Nicoleta Esinencu

Esinencu attended the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow between 1971 and 1975, then his first writing credit was for co-writing the screenplay for Vlad Ioviță's 1975 film Calul, pușca și nevasta.[1] The two then collaborated on other projects. In 2010, friends organised a celebration for his seventieth birthday and true to his reputation as a "terrible child" he did not turn up.[2] He was a member of the Moldovan Writers' Union and the Writers' Union of Romania.[1] He died on April 25, 2016.[3]

Selected writings

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  • Antene (1968)
  • Sacla (1968)
  • Sens (1969)
  • Portocala (1970)
  • Toi (1972)
  • Dealuri (1974)
  • Era vremea să iubim (1977)
  • Copilul teribil (1979)
  • Stai să-ți mai spun (1983)
  • Cuvinte de chemat fetele (1986)

Filmography

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  • Calul, pușca și nevasta (co-written with Vlad Ioviță; 1975)
  • Făt-Frumos (2 episodes; 1977)
  • Căruța (short film; 1978)
  • La porțile Satanei (co-written with Vlad Ioviță; 1980)
  • Tunul de lemn (1986)
  • Tălpile verzi (short film; 1987)
  • Adio, viață de holtei (short film; 1988)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "A murit scriitorul Nicolae Esinencu". Jurnal. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ "70th anniversary of writer Nicolae Esinencu celebrated without protagonist". IPN. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ "4 ani fără Nicolae Esinencu". Timpul. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.