Valentina Tăzlăuanu

Valentina Tăzlăuanu (5 January 1950 – 3 June 2020) was a writer (essayist), journalist and theatre critic from the Republic of Moldova. She was the editor in chief of Sud-Est. Graduated from Moldova State University in 1971, she worked for Radio Moldova, as Senior Editor at the Committee for Book Publishing, as Chief of Arts Department at Literatura şi Arta magazine (1977–1990) and Deputy Minister of Culture (1997–2000). She was also a member of the Moldovan Writers' Union as well as member and Secretary of PEN Club Moldova.

Awards

 * Maestru în Artă, 2009.

Works

 * "Măsura de prezenţă", essays, ed. Hyperion, 1991;
 * "Discursuri paralele", essays, ed. Cartier, 2005;
 * "Lumea după Hamlet", essays, Chişinău, 2011.