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Monica Lovinescu

1923 - 2008

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Monica Lovinescu (Romanian pronunciation: [moˈnika loviˈnesku]; 19 November 1923 – 20 April 2008) was a Romanian essayist, short story writer, literary critic, translator, and journalist, noted for her activities as an opponent of the Romanian Communist regime. She published several works under the pseudonyms Monique Saint-Come and Claude Pascal. She is the daughter of literary figure Eugen Lovinescu. She was married to the literary critic Virgil Ierunca. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Monica Lovinescu is the 5,852nd most popular writer (down from 4,665th in 2024), the 481st most popular biography from Romania (down from 343rd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Monica Lovinescu ranks 5,852 out of 7,302. Before her are Yi Munyeol, Helen Prejean, Zitkala-Sa, Ann Rule, Leo Buscaglia, and Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana. After her are Louise Bennett-Coverley, Kenneth Rexroth, Ferreira Gullar, Barbara Kingsolver, Vladislav Krapivin, and Jorge Enrique Adoum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Monica Lovinescu ranks 412. Before her are Antonio Siddi, Leonid Shamkovich, Herman Chernoff, Isaac Schwartz, Robert Sabatier, and Percy Heath. After her are George Russell, Ivano Blason, Aleksandr Alov, The Fabulous Moolah, Alice von Hildebrand, and Adolphe Hug. Among people deceased in 2008, Monica Lovinescu ranks 317. Before her are Harvey Korman, Rubén Héctor Sosa, Jo Stafford, Ai Iijima, Edie Adams, and Frank Piasecki. After her are Dino Dvornik, Algis Budrys, Roberto Sosa, Gennadi Volnov, Manorama, and Benoît Lamy.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Monica Lovinescu ranks 481 out of 844. Before her are Vasile Andrei (1955), Constantin Alexandru (1953), Irina Petrescu (1941), Gusztáv Juhász (1911), Florin Cîțu (1972), and Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu (1962). After her are Liviu Dragnea (1962), Octav Băncilă (1872), Cornel Penu (1946), Paula Ivan (1963), Vasile Deheleanu (1910), and Ioachim Moldoveanu (1913).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Monica Lovinescu ranks 55. Before her are Richard Wagner (1952), László Németh (1901), Ádám Bodor (1936), Ion Agârbiceanu (1882), Dan Pagis (1930), and Miklós Jósika (1794). After her are Árpád Tóth (1886), Aglaja Veteranyi (1962), Ion Negoițescu (1921), Linda Maria Baros (1981), Dan Stanca (1956), and Attila Bartis (1968).

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