Nicolae Esinencu

Nicolae Esinencu (August 13, 1940 – April 25, 2016) was a Moldovan poet, screenwriter and writer. He was born in Chiţcani, in the Teleneşti district of Moldova, which was then part of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.[1]

Nicolae Esinencu
Born	Nicolae Esinencu August 13, 1940 Chițcani, Telenești District, Moldavian SSR
Died	April 25, 2016 (aged 76) Chișinău, Moldova
Nationality	Moldovan
Alma mater	Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Occupation	Screenwriter writer
Children	4, including Nicoleta Esinencu

Esinencu attended the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow between 1971 and 1975, then his first writing credit was for co-writing the screenplay for Vlad Ioviță's 1975 film Calul, pușca și nevasta.[1] The two then collaborated on other projects. In 2010, friends organised a celebration for his seventieth birthday and true to his reputation as a "terrible child" he did not turn up.[2] He was a member of the Moldovan Writers' Union and the Writers' Union of Romania.[1] He died on April 25, 2016.[3]

Selected writings

• Antene (1968)
• Sacla (1968)
• Sens (1969)
• Portocala (1970)
• Toi (1972)
• Dealuri (1974)
• Era vremea să iubim (1977)
• Copilul teribil (1979)
• Stai să-ți mai spun (1983)
• Cuvinte de chemat fetele (1986)

Filmography

• Calul, pușca și nevasta (co-written with Vlad Ioviță; 1975)
• Făt-Frumos (2 episodes; 1977)
• Căruța (short film; 1978)
• La porțile Satanei (co-written with Vlad Ioviță; 1980)
• Tunul de lemn (1986)
• Tălpile verzi (short film; 1987)
• Adio, viață de holtei (short film; 1988)

References

1. "A murit scriitorul Nicolae Esinencu". Jurnal. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
2. "70th anniversary of writer Nicolae Esinencu celebrated without protagonist". IPN. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
3. "4 ani fără Nicolae Esinencu". Timpul. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.