Ilarie Voronca
 A sketch by Robert Delaunay depicting Ilarie Voronca. Around 1927 | |
| Born |
December 31, 1903 Brăila |
|---|---|
| Died | 1946, April 8 Paris |
Ilarie Voronca (original name Marcus Eduard, was a Romanian Jew avant-garde poet, promoter of Integral and 75HP magazines. He signed also under the pseudonyms of Alex Cernat Roneiro Valcia.
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Life and work
The poet made his debut in 1922 in the Sburătorul literary magazine. Only a year later, Voronca adopted a change in style, adhering to the modernist manifesto published in Contimporanul and contributing to literary magazines such as Punct and Integral. In 1927, Voronca published a volume of poetry in Paris, entitled after his wife Colomba Voronca. He settled in France (1933) and began writing in the French language. Several of his works were illustrated with drawings by Constantin Brâncuşi, Marc Chagall, or Victor Brauner. As French citizen in 1938, Voronca took part in the French Resistance. He visited Romania in January 1946, and was acclaimed for his writings and Anti-fascist activities. He never finished his 'Manuel du parfait bonheur' (Manual for Perfect Happiness), committing suicide later in the same year.
Works
- 1927, 'Colomba', poems, Paris
- 1938, 'The Apprentice Ghost', Paris
- 1940, 'This World's Beauty' [Beauté de ce monde], Paris
- 1942, 'Tree' [Arbre], Paris
- 1956, 'Selected Poems', Paris
- 1972, Poems (Poezii), edited by Saşa Pană
