Aurora Cornu (born 6 December 1931, Proviţa de Jos, Prahova County,
Romania) is a Romanian-born French writer, actress, film director, and
translator.An independent spirit, she ran away three times from home,
the last time permanently at the age of 14. She was adopted by an
uncle. Her father died in prison after he was arrested for harboring a
fugitive general of the defunct Romanian Royal Army (who was another
of her uncles) for 11 years.She graduated from the Mihai Eminescu
Literary School in Bucharest, and worked for a while for the poetry
section of Viața Românească while doing translations.Her first
husband was Marin Preda, to whom she was married between 1955 and 1959
(or 1960). She encouraged him to publish the novel Moromeții, whose
manuscript she had found in a drawer.
Romania) is a Romanian-born French writer, actress, film director, and
translator.An independent spirit, she ran away three times from home,
the last time permanently at the age of 14. She was adopted by an
uncle. Her father died in prison after he was arrested for harboring a
fugitive general of the defunct Romanian Royal Army (who was another
of her uncles) for 11 years.She graduated from the Mihai Eminescu
Literary School in Bucharest, and worked for a while for the poetry
section of Viața Românească while doing translations.Her first
husband was Marin Preda, to whom she was married between 1955 and 1959
(or 1960). She encouraged him to publish the novel Moromeții, whose
manuscript she had found in a drawer.
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