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'''Max Blecher''' was born on September 8, 1909 in the town of Botoşani<ref>Popa, Constantin M. Tabel Cronologic. ''Întâmplări în Irealitatea Imediată; Inimi Cicatrizate; Vizuina Luminată; Corp Transparent''; ''Corespondenţă''. Colecţia Cărţi Fundamentale ale Culturii Române. Ed. Constantin M. Popa and Nicolae Ţone. Craiova: Editura Aius; Bucureşti: Editura Vinea, 1999. </ref> located in northeastern Romania, in the Bucovina region. His father was a well-to-do Jewish merchant and the owner of a pottery shop. He did his primary and secondary schooling at the Gimnaziul Roman-Vodă (Roman-Vodă Gymnasium) in Roman,<ref>Popa, Constantin M. Tabel Cronologic. ''Întâmplări în Irealitatea Imediată; Inimi Cicatrizate; Vizuina Luminată; Corp Transparent''; ''Corespondenţă''. Colecţia Cărţi Fundamentale ale Culturii Române. Ed. Constantin M. Popa and Nicolae Ţone. Craiova: Editura Aius; Bucureşti: Editura Vinea, 1999.</ref> a town located in Moldavia, a neighboring region. After receiving his baccalaureat Max Blecher went to Paris to study medicine. Shortly thereafter, in 1928, he was diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis (Pott's disease) and forced to abandon his studies. He stayed at various sanatoriums, Berck-sur-Mer in France, Leysin in Switzerland and Tekirghiol in Romania.<ref>Popa, Constantin M. Tabel Cronologic. ''Întâmplări în Irealitatea Imediată; Inimi Cicatrizate; Vizuina Luminată; Corp Transparent''; ''Corespondenţă''. Colecţia Cărţi Fundamentale ale Culturii Române. Ed. Constantin M. Popa and Nicolae Ţone. Craiova: Editura Aius; Bucureşti: Editura Vinea, 1999.</ref> For the remaining ten years of his life, he was bedridden and practically immobilized by the disease. Despite his illness he wrote, and published his first piece in 1930, a short story called "Herrant" in Tudor Arghezi's literary magazine ''Bilete de papagal''.<ref>Popa, Constantin M. Tabel Cronologic. ''Întâmplări în Irealitatea Imediată; Inimi Cicatrizate; Vizuina Luminată; Corp Transparent''; ''Corespondenţă''. Colecţia Cărţi Fundamentale ale Culturii Române. Ed. Constantin M. Popa and Nicolae Ţone. Craiova: Editura Aius; Bucureşti: Editura Vinea, 1999.</ref> He contributed to André Breton's literary review ''Le Surréalisme au service de la révolution'' and carried on an intense correspondence with the foremost writers and philosophers of his day such as André Breton, André Gide, Martin Heidegger, Illarie Voronca, Geo Bogza, Mihail Sebastian, and Saşa Pană.<ref>Glodeanu, Gheorghe. Tabel Cronologic. ''Max Blecher şi noua estetică a romanului românesc interbelic''. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Limes, 2005. </ref> In 1934 he published ''Corp transparent'', a volume of poetry.
'''Max Blecher''' was born on September 8, 1909 in the town of [[Botoşani]]<ref>Popa, Constantin M. Tabel Cronologic. ''Întâmplări în Irealitatea Imediată; Inimi Cicatrizate; Vizuina Luminată; Corp Transparent''; ''Corespondenţă''. Colecţia Cărţi Fundamentale ale Culturii Române. Ed. Constantin M. Popa and Nicolae Ţone. Craiova: Editura Aius; Bucureşti: Editura Vinea, 1999. </ref> located in northeastern Romania, in the Bucovina region. His father was a well-to-do Jewish merchant and the owner of a pottery shop. He did his primary and secondary schooling at the Gimnaziul Roman-Vodă (Roman-Vodă Gymnasium) in Roman,<ref>Popa, Constantin M. Tabel Cronologic. ''Întâmplări în Irealitatea Imediată; Inimi Cicatrizate; Vizuina Luminată; Corp Transparent''; ''Corespondenţă''. Colecţia Cărţi Fundamentale ale Culturii Române. Ed. Constantin M. Popa and Nicolae Ţone. Craiova: Editura Aius; Bucureşti: Editura Vinea, 1999.</ref> a town located in Moldavia, a neighboring region. After receiving his baccalaureat Max Blecher went to Paris to study medicine. Shortly thereafter, in 1928, he was diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis ([[Pott's disease]]) and forced to abandon his studies. He stayed at various sanatoriums, [[Berck-sur-Mer]] in France, [[Leysin]] in Switzerland and [[Tekirghiol]] in Romania.<ref>Popa, Constantin M. Tabel Cronologic. ''Întâmplări în Irealitatea Imediată; Inimi Cicatrizate; Vizuina Luminată; Corp Transparent''; ''Corespondenţă''. Colecţia Cărţi Fundamentale ale Culturii Române. Ed. Constantin M. Popa and Nicolae Ţone. Craiova: Editura Aius; Bucureşti: Editura Vinea, 1999.</ref> For the remaining ten years of his life, he was bedridden and practically immobilized by the disease. Despite his illness he wrote, and published his first piece in 1930, a short story called "Herrant" in [[Tudor Arghezi]]'s literary magazine ''Bilete de papagal''.<ref>Popa, Constantin M. Tabel Cronologic. ''Întâmplări în Irealitatea Imediată; Inimi Cicatrizate; Vizuina Luminată; Corp Transparent''; ''Corespondenţă''. Colecţia Cărţi Fundamentale ale Culturii Române. Ed. Constantin M. Popa and Nicolae Ţone. Craiova: Editura Aius; Bucureşti: Editura Vinea, 1999.</ref> He contributed to [[André Breton]]'s literary review ''Le Surréalisme au service de la révolution'' and carried on an intense correspondence with the foremost writers and philosophers of his day such as André Breton, [[André Gide]], [[Martin Heidegger]], [[Illarie Voronca]], [[Geo Bogza]], [[Mihail Sebastian]], and [[Saşa Pană]].<ref>Glodeanu, Gheorghe. Tabel Cronologic. ''Max Blecher şi noua estetică a romanului românesc interbelic''. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Limes, 2005. </ref> In 1934 he published ''Corp transparent'', a volume of poetry.
In 1935 his parents moved him to a house on the outskirts of Roman<ref>Glodeanu, Gheorghe. Tabel Cronologic. ''Max Blecher şi noua estetică a romanului românesc interbelic''. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Limes, 2005. </ref> and there he continued to write until his death in 1938. During his lifetime he published two other major works, ''Întâmplări în irealitate imediată'' (Adventures in Immediate Unreality) and ''Inimi cicatrizate'' (Scarred Hearts), as well as a number of articles and translations. ''Vizuina luminată: Jurnal de sanatoriu'' (The Lighted Burrow: Sanatorium Journal) was published posthumously in part in 1947 and in full in 1971 by Saşa Pană.<ref>Glodeanu, Gheorghe. Tabel Cronologic. ''Max Blecher şi noua estetică a romanului românesc interbelic''. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Limes, 2005. </ref>
In 1935 his parents moved him to a house on the outskirts of [[Roman, Romania|Roman]]<ref>Glodeanu, Gheorghe. Tabel Cronologic. ''Max Blecher şi noua estetică a romanului românesc interbelic''. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Limes, 2005. </ref> and there he continued to write until his death in 1938. During his lifetime he published two other major works, ''Întâmplări în irealitate imediată'' (Adventures in Immediate Unreality) and ''Inimi cicatrizate'' (Scarred Hearts), as well as a number of articles and translations. ''Vizuina luminată: Jurnal de sanatoriu'' (The Lighted Burrow: Sanatorium Journal) was published posthumously in part in 1947 and in full in 1971 by Saşa Pană.<ref>Glodeanu, Gheorghe. Tabel Cronologic. ''Max Blecher şi noua estetică a romanului românesc interbelic''. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Limes, 2005. </ref>


==Major Works==
==Major Works==
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==Translations==
==Translations==


Max Blecher's books have been translated into English, French, German, Czech and Hungarian. The German translation of ''Inimi cicatrizate'', entitled ''Vernarbte Herzen'' was number one on [[Die Zeit]]'s list of Notable Books.[http://www.romanianculturalcentre.org.uk/recommended-books/2008/08/scarred-hearts-by-max-blecher/]
Max Blecher's books have been translated into English, French, German, Spanish, Czech and Hungarian. The German translation of ''Inimi cicatrizate'', entitled ''Vernarbte Herzen'' was number one on [[Die Zeit]]'s list of Notable Books. <ref> Romanian Cultural Center London, ''Scarred Hearts by Max Blecher'' (review), http://www.romanianculturalcentre.org.uk/recommended-books/2008/08/scarred-hearts-by-max-blecher/, accessed August 13, 2008. </ref>


===English Translations===
===English Translations===
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3. ''Vernarbte Herzen'', Ernest Wichner (Trans.), Frankfurt, Suhrkamp Verlag (2006) ISBN 978-3-518-22399-4
3. ''Vernarbte Herzen'', Ernest Wichner (Trans.), Frankfurt, Suhrkamp Verlag (2006) ISBN 978-3-518-22399-4

==Literary Criticism and Influence==

==External links==


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==


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Max Blecher
OccupationWriter
NationalityRomanian
Period1930-1938
Genrepoetry,fiction,novel,diary,memoir,correspondence
Literary movementSurrealism, Avant-Garde, Modernism
Notable worksAdventures in Immediate Unreality, Scarred Hearts

Max Blecher was born on September 8, 1909 in the town of Botoşani[1] located in northeastern Romania, in the Bucovina region. His father was a well-to-do Jewish merchant and the owner of a pottery shop. He did his primary and secondary schooling at the Gimnaziul Roman-Vodă (Roman-Vodă Gymnasium) in Roman,[2] a town located in Moldavia, a neighboring region. After receiving his baccalaureat Max Blecher went to Paris to study medicine. Shortly thereafter, in 1928, he was diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis (Pott's disease) and forced to abandon his studies. He stayed at various sanatoriums, Berck-sur-Mer in France, Leysin in Switzerland and Tekirghiol in Romania.[3] For the remaining ten years of his life, he was bedridden and practically immobilized by the disease. Despite his illness he wrote, and published his first piece in 1930, a short story called "Herrant" in Tudor Arghezi's literary magazine Bilete de papagal.[4] He contributed to André Breton's literary review Le Surréalisme au service de la révolution and carried on an intense correspondence with the foremost writers and philosophers of his day such as André Breton, André Gide, Martin Heidegger, Illarie Voronca, Geo Bogza, Mihail Sebastian, and Saşa Pană.[5] In 1934 he published Corp transparent, a volume of poetry. In 1935 his parents moved him to a house on the outskirts of Roman[6] and there he continued to write until his death in 1938. During his lifetime he published two other major works, Întâmplări în irealitate imediată (Adventures in Immediate Unreality) and Inimi cicatrizate (Scarred Hearts), as well as a number of articles and translations. Vizuina luminată: Jurnal de sanatoriu (The Lighted Burrow: Sanatorium Journal) was published posthumously in part in 1947 and in full in 1971 by Saşa Pană.[7]

Major Works

1. Corp Transparent (Transparent Body)

2. Întâmplări în irealitate imediată (Adventures in Immediate Unreality)

3. Inimi cicatrizate (Scarred Hearts)

4. Vizuina luminată: Jurnal de sanatoriu (The Lighted Burrow: Sanatorium Journal)

Translations

Max Blecher's books have been translated into English, French, German, Spanish, Czech and Hungarian. The German translation of Inimi cicatrizate, entitled Vernarbte Herzen was number one on Die Zeit's list of Notable Books. [8]

English Translations

1. Scarred Hearts, Julian Semilian and Laura Semilian (trans.) London, Old Street Publishing (2008) ISBN 978-1-90584-718-1

2. Adventures in Immediate Unreality, Jeanie Han (trans.) ISBN XXX-X-XXXXX-XXX-X

3. Poem "Pastoral" trans. by Victor Pambuccian [1]

Notable Translations in other Languages

1. Aus der unmittelbaren Unwirklichkeit, Ernest Wichner (Trans.), Frankfurt, Suhrkamp Verlag (2003) ISBN 978-3-518-22367-3

2. Aventures dans l'irréalité immédiate, Marianne Sora (Trans.) Paris, Editions Denoel (1972)

3. Vernarbte Herzen, Ernest Wichner (Trans.), Frankfurt, Suhrkamp Verlag (2006) ISBN 978-3-518-22399-4

References

  1. ^ Popa, Constantin M. Tabel Cronologic. Întâmplări în Irealitatea Imediată; Inimi Cicatrizate; Vizuina Luminată; Corp Transparent; Corespondenţă. Colecţia Cărţi Fundamentale ale Culturii Române. Ed. Constantin M. Popa and Nicolae Ţone. Craiova: Editura Aius; Bucureşti: Editura Vinea, 1999.
  2. ^ Popa, Constantin M. Tabel Cronologic. Întâmplări în Irealitatea Imediată; Inimi Cicatrizate; Vizuina Luminată; Corp Transparent; Corespondenţă. Colecţia Cărţi Fundamentale ale Culturii Române. Ed. Constantin M. Popa and Nicolae Ţone. Craiova: Editura Aius; Bucureşti: Editura Vinea, 1999.
  3. ^ Popa, Constantin M. Tabel Cronologic. Întâmplări în Irealitatea Imediată; Inimi Cicatrizate; Vizuina Luminată; Corp Transparent; Corespondenţă. Colecţia Cărţi Fundamentale ale Culturii Române. Ed. Constantin M. Popa and Nicolae Ţone. Craiova: Editura Aius; Bucureşti: Editura Vinea, 1999.
  4. ^ Popa, Constantin M. Tabel Cronologic. Întâmplări în Irealitatea Imediată; Inimi Cicatrizate; Vizuina Luminată; Corp Transparent; Corespondenţă. Colecţia Cărţi Fundamentale ale Culturii Române. Ed. Constantin M. Popa and Nicolae Ţone. Craiova: Editura Aius; Bucureşti: Editura Vinea, 1999.
  5. ^ Glodeanu, Gheorghe. Tabel Cronologic. Max Blecher şi noua estetică a romanului românesc interbelic. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Limes, 2005.
  6. ^ Glodeanu, Gheorghe. Tabel Cronologic. Max Blecher şi noua estetică a romanului românesc interbelic. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Limes, 2005.
  7. ^ Glodeanu, Gheorghe. Tabel Cronologic. Max Blecher şi noua estetică a romanului românesc interbelic. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Limes, 2005.
  8. ^ Romanian Cultural Center London, Scarred Hearts by Max Blecher (review), http://www.romanianculturalcentre.org.uk/recommended-books/2008/08/scarred-hearts-by-max-blecher/, accessed August 13, 2008.


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