Magda Isanos
Magda Isanos (17 April 1916 â 17 November 1944) was a Romanian poet.
Biography
[edit]Born in IaČi, her parents were Mihail Isanos and his wife Elisabeta (nÃĐe BÄlan), doctors at the Costiugeni psychiatric hospital near ChiČinÄu.[1] Elisabeta was the sister of Elena Alistar.[2] After graduating from the Diocesan High School in ChiČinÄu, Magda entered the law faculty of the University of IaČi in 1934. While there, she was affiliated with left-wing student societies. After graduating, Isanos briefly worked as a lawyer in IaČi. She was married to the writer Eusebiu Camilar.[1]
Isanos made her published debut in 1932, in Licurici magazine. Her work appeared in ÃnsemnÄri ieČene, IaČul, Jurnalul literar, ViaČa Basarabiei, Pagini basarabene, Vremea, Cuget moldovenesc, Revista FundaČiilor Regale and ViaČa RomÃĒneascÄ. She died in Bucharest at age 28 after a long illness and period of awaiting the end. Obsessively returning to the theme of death, her grave, musical verses (Poezii, 1943) hover between despair and euphoria. Her lyric verses were collected into posthumous anthologies: Čara luminii (1946), Poezii (1947), Versuri (1955), Versuri (1964), Poezii (1974). She was awarded the debut prize of Editura FundaČiei Regale pentru LiteraturÄ Či ArtÄ for her four-act drama Focurile. Written in collaboration with her husband, the play was published posthumously in 1945.[1]
Isanos' work is featured in the anthology; Virginia's Sisters (2023).[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Aurel Sasu (ed.), DicČionarul biografic al literaturii romÃĒne, vol. I, p. 791. PiteČti: Editura Paralela 45, 2004. ISBNÂ 973-697-758-7
- â Irina Nechit, Femeia ÃŪn labirintul istoriei: istoria verbalÄ, p. 35. ChiČinÄu: Editura ČtiinČa, 2003. ISBNÂ 978-997-567-330-3
- â Aurora Metro Books. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
