George Arion

George Arion (born April 5, 1946 in Tecuci) is a Romanian crime writer. He is also a poet, essayist, librettist and journalist. He is the Chairman of the Flacăra Publications, Chairman of the "Flacăra Prizes" foundation and Chairman of the Romanian Crime Writers’ Club.[1][2]

His literary debut came in 1966 with the publishing of a collection of poems. But it is in 1983 that his novel-writing carrier really starts, with the publishing of Attack in the Library. Thanks to his first novel, George Arion quickly became known as the initiator of a renewal of the Romanian crime novel. He effectively gave a new impulse to the genre by having a refreshing foundation. He raised the literary standards and moved them away from their mostly propagandist use at the time.

George Arion stands out through an alert rhythm, short phrases, the use of colored language by his characters, a good dose of humour and an extraordinary irony, which are still his trademark. One can recognise the influences of Raymond Chandler, Boileau-Narcejac, San Antonio.

Critical reviews

Mystery & Thriller novels

Poetry

Literary criticism

Journalistic works

Scripts

Theatre and Opera

Lyrics

George Arion has written the lyrics for Eugen Cristea’s album called The Soldier Fallen for Love (Soldat căzut din iubire) in 2009.

Prizes

The Romanian Writers’ Union prize three times: 1985, 1995, 1999.

References

  1. Anton Cosma Romanul românesc contemporan: Metarealismul - 1988 p207 "George Arion (n.1946) - Publicist şi reporter cu nerv şi cu acută priză la actualitate, autor al unor interviuri inteligente si incitante, George Arion se anunţă ca un prozator interesant în genul policierului, pe care-l abordează într-o manieră stilistică personală."
  2. NE europa 1998 "GEORGE ARION, écrivain et journaliste, est né en 1946 en"
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