Emil Botta

Emil Botta (15 September 1911, Adjud – 24 July 1977, Bucharest) was a Romanian actor and writer.

Together with Emil Cioran, Eugen Ionescu, and Arșavir Acterian, he was a member of the literary group called Corabia cu ratați ("The Losers' Ship").

Botta graduated in 1932 from the Dramatical Art Conservatory of Bucharest.

He was married for a while to actress Maria Mimi Botta.

He was the younger brother of poet Dan Botta.

Poetry

 * Întunecatul April (1937)
 * Pe-o gură de rai (1943)
 * Poezii, (1966)
 * Versuri (includes Vineri), (1971)
 * Poeme, (1974)
 * Un dor fără saţiu, (1976)

Prose

 * Trântorul, (1938) (second edition 1967)

Awards

 * Premiul Fundaţiilor Regale (1937)
 * Premiul "Mihai Eminescu" al Academiei Române (1967)

Legacy
In Romania, there is a national poetry festival named in his honor. The Emil Botta National College in Adjud is named after him.

Presence in English Language Anthologies

 * Testament - 400 Years of Romanian Poetry - 400 de ani de poezie românească - bilingual edition - Daniel Ioniță (editor and principal translator) with Daniel Reynaud, Adriana Paul & Eva Foster - Editura Minerva, 2019 - ISBN 978-973-21-1070-6
 * Romanian Poetry from its Origins to the Present - bilingual edition English/Romanian - Daniel Ioniță (editor and principal translator) with Daniel Reynaud, Adriana Paul and Eva Foster - Australian-Romanian Academy Publishing - 2020 - ISBN 978-0-9953502-8-1 ;