Ana Lupan

Ana Lupan
Born	(1922-09-12)12 September 1922 Mihuleni, Soroca County, Kingdom of Romania
Died	23 February 1998(1998-02-23) (aged 75) Chișinău, Moldova
Occupation	writer

Ana Lupan (12 September 1922–23 February 1998) was a Soviet and Moldavian writer, laureate of the State Prize of the Union of Soviet Writers (1984).

Biography

Ana Lupan was the sister of the poet Andrei Lupan. She graduated from the Agricultural School in Cucuruzeni in 1950 and from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow in 1960.

Career

She published her first work in 1950 with the story Stejarul. In 1955, her prose collection Drumul spre sat was published, which included stories about the Bessarabian village and two years later, in 1957, the collection Lasarea vantului sa ma bata was published, inspired by the life of village teachers. In 1963, the collection Flori de toamnă was published, and in 1964, Buruieni de dragoste. The writer also worked in the drama genre: in 1966, she published the volume Roata vremii, Las' că-i bine...'. In 1970, the collection of stories Toaca iernii was published.

Meanwhile, the author also wrote epic works of large dimensions: the novels Țarină fără plugari and Regăsirea (1963, 1974), Neagră-i floarea de cireș (1977) and Vâltoarea (1988), which, according to the literary critic Mihai Cimpoi, present a devastating human document. In 1982, she published the book Scrieri alese in two volumes.

The writer's work contains a fragment of a contradictory reality, thirsty for high ideals and plagued by bitter disappointments. This author's works have been translated into Mandarin, English, Slovenian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Kazakh, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, and Ukrainian.

Award

In 1995, the President of Moldova awarded her the state title of Professor of Literature as a national award.she also held the Order of Labour.

Published books

• Drumul spre sat, editura „Lumina”, Chișinău, 1955, RSSM
• Lasă vântul să mă bată, Chișinău, 1957
• Clopoțel, Chișinău, 1958
• Flori de toamnă, Chișinău, 1960
• La fântâna Stănculesei, Chișinău, 1962
• Regăsirea, Chișinău, 1963
• Gângurel prinde la minte, Chișinău, 1964
• Buruieni de dragoste, editura „Cartea moldovenească”, Chișinău, 1964
• Roata vieții, Chișinău, 1966
• Moara copilăriei mele, Chișinău, 1967
• Piese, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1968
• Toaca iernii, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1970
• Lasă vântul să mă bată, editura „Cartea moldovenească”, Chișinău, 1971
• La cântatul cucoșilor, editura „Cartea moldovenească”, Chișinău, 1973
• Țarină fără plugari. Regăsirea, editura „Cartea moldovenească”, Chișinău, 1974
• Popas de o noapte, editura „Cartea moldovenească”, Chișinău, 1975
• Neagră-i floarea de cireș, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău 1977
• Scrieri alese, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1982
• Valencea, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1982
• Bijuteriile bunicii, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1986
• Vâltoarea, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1988
• Povestiri, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1989
• Flori de toamnă, editura „Cartea Moldovei”, Chișinău, 2002, R. Moldova
• Flori de toamnă, editura „Cartea Moldovei”, Chișinău, 2007

Bibliography

• Ion C. Ciobanu - Tăria slovei măiestrite, Chișinău, 1971
• Vladimir Beșleagă - Suflul vremii, Chișinău, 1981
• Ion Ciocan - Nuvelistica Anei Lupan, 1983
• Colesnic, Iurie. Femei din Moldova: enciclopedie, Chișinău, 2000