ION POPESCU-SIRETEANU (13 SEPTEMBRIE 1934, MĂNĂSTIOARA-SIRET – 29 IULIE 2021, PITEȘTI-ARGEȘ)
Ion Popescu-Sireteanu (September 13, 1934, Mănăstioara-Siret – July 29, 2021, Pitești-Argeș)

Summary/Abstract: The following biobibliographical article is dedicated to the writer Ion Popescu-Sireteanu, one of the active collaborators of the periodical “Annals of Bukovina” and is signed by the former editor-in-chief (1993–2018) of the academic periodical from Rădăuţi. The biographical excursion is followed by a presentation of the writerʼs preferred fields of scientific activity, illustrated by his contributions to the knowledge of the life and work of personalities of modern, classical and contemporary Romanian literature, through studies and researches of linguistics, ethnography and folklore and of cultural history. Several articles published in the “Annals of Bukovina” capitalize on his field surveys regarding the toponymics of Bukovina. Interesting are the belletristic works (stories, fables, short prose, pamphlets and poems) signed by Ion Popescu-Sireteanu, some of them being printed in several editions. Several original writings, dedicated to the Romanian village on the outskirts of Bukovina from the 4th–5th decades of the last century, are representative for the author from many points of view: the plot structure, the art of storytelling, the artistic and documentary value. Others, such as the funny stories in the volume Păcală și ai săi (1994), are intended mainly for children and young people, often transposing events and characters into contemporary times. The volume File de jurnal, 1985–1990 (2018) offers interested users a lot of information, managed by a sensitive author, dramatically marked by events: “For a long time I feel a permanent weight on my soul. Iʼm looking forward and all the paths, all the light sources, are closed to me. I live by chance, like a human being carried away by giddy waves. I donʼt know how long this state will last, nor if it will be able to be easily remedied. In any case, we are in a time of total disorganization. [...] Our lives evolve from bad to worse”. (December 1, 1985, December 9, 1985). In his verses, intertwined by “an invading lyricism”, Ion Popescu-Sireteanu reveals himself to us as “a candid soul, an incurable romantic, immune to all models and pictures”. The article ends with the main critical references to his life and work.

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