George Meniuc

George Meniuc (20 May 1918, Chişinău – 8 February 1987, Chişinău) was a writer from Moldova.

Biography
George Meniuc was born on 20 May 1918, in Chişinău. He graduated from the University of Bucharest; his professors were Tudor Vianu, Petre P. Negulescu, Dimitrie Gusti, Mircea Florian. In 1940, he returned to Chişinău George Meniuc was editor in chief of Nistru, a newspaper of the Moldovan Writers' Union.

George Meniuc died on 8 February 1987 and was buried in Chişinău.

Awards

 * Premiul de Stat al RSSM pentru literatură, 1972.
 * "Scriitor al poporului din Moldova", 1982.

Works
Poems:
 * Cântecul zorilor (1948)
 * Poezii (1954)
 * Strofe lirice (1956)
 * Poeme (1957)
 * Versuri alese (1958)
 * Vremea Lerului (1969),
 * Florile dalbe (1979),
 * Toamna lui Orfeu (1983).

Essays:
 * Imaginea în artă (1940),
 * Iarba fiarelor (1959),
 * Cadran solar (1966),
 * Eseuri (1967).
 * Vulpea isteaţă, Editura Prut Internaţional, Chişinău; ISBN 9975-69-354-7