Matei Vişniec Romanian pronunciation: [maˈtej viʃˈnjek]; born
January 29, 1956 in Rădăuţi) is a Romanian-French playwright, poet
and journalist living in Paris.He is internationally known especially
for his writings in the French language.He graduated in 1980 from the
History and Philosophy Faculty of the University of Bucharest.[2]
Between 1977 and 1987 he wrote 8 plays in two or three acts, about
twenty short plays, and some screenplays, but all were turned down by
the censors.[2] In 1987 he was invited to France by a literary
foundation, and he asked for political asylum. Between August 1988 and
October 1989 he lived in London, where he worked for the Romanian
section of the BBC.[2]After settling down in France, he has been
writing mostly in French, and has received French citizenship. After
the fall of communism in Romania, in 1989, Matei Vișniec became one
of the most performed playwrights in the country, with more than 30
plays put on in Bucharest and other towns. In 1996 the National
Theatre of Timișoara organized a Matei Vișniec Festival with 12
companies presenting his plays. His international audience as a
playwright started in 1992, with the play Horses at the Windows
performed in France, and Old Clown Wanted at the "Bonner Biennale".
January 29, 1956 in Rădăuţi) is a Romanian-French playwright, poet
and journalist living in Paris.He is internationally known especially
for his writings in the French language.He graduated in 1980 from the
History and Philosophy Faculty of the University of Bucharest.[2]
Between 1977 and 1987 he wrote 8 plays in two or three acts, about
twenty short plays, and some screenplays, but all were turned down by
the censors.[2] In 1987 he was invited to France by a literary
foundation, and he asked for political asylum. Between August 1988 and
October 1989 he lived in London, where he worked for the Romanian
section of the BBC.[2]After settling down in France, he has been
writing mostly in French, and has received French citizenship. After
the fall of communism in Romania, in 1989, Matei Vișniec became one
of the most performed playwrights in the country, with more than 30
plays put on in Bucharest and other towns. In 1996 the National
Theatre of Timișoara organized a Matei Vișniec Festival with 12
companies presenting his plays. His international audience as a
playwright started in 1992, with the play Horses at the Windows
performed in France, and Old Clown Wanted at the "Bonner Biennale".
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