Ionuț Caragea

Ionuț Caragea (joˈnuts karaˈdʒe̯a; born April 12, 1975) is a Romanian writer living in Oradea, Romania. Romanian literary critics see him as one of the leaders of the 2000 poetic generation (some critics even considered him the undisputed leader of this generation) and one of the most atypical and original writers of today's Romania. He is also known in France, where he has been published several books translated or written directly into French, thus becoming a member of the Société des Poètes Français and a member of the Société des poètes et artistes de France. Academician Giovanni Dotoli, one of the leading personalities of Francophonie, analyzing the volume of poems "Mon amour abyssal", considers that Ionuț Caragea is a poet who honors Romania and European literature. Ionuț Caragea has been awarded three times by the Society of French Poets. The volume "Mon amour abyssal" was awarded the "François-Victor Hugo" prize , the volume "J'habite la maison aux fenêtres fermées" was awarded the "Mompezat" prize , and the volume "Infecté par l'amour" was awarded an honorary diploma . Three other prizes were awarded by the Society of French Poets and Artists. The volume "J'habite la maison aux fenêtres fermées" won second prize in the grand competition "Henri Meillant" and third prize in the grand competition "Jenny Alpha et Noël-Henri Villard", and the volume "Infecté par l'amour" won second prize in the grand competition "Jenny Alpha et Noël-Henri Villard". In 2021, Ionuț Caragea received the "Genius" prize from the Naji Naaman Foundation, an award given only four times between 2002 and 2021 . Caragea was born on April 12, 1975, in Constanța. He is a poet, prose writer, literary critic, editor, aphorism-writer, and cultural promoter. He is a member of the Romanian Writers’ Union, the Cluj branch , a co-founder and vice-chairman of the Romanian Writers’ Association of Québec, an honorary member of the Writers’ Society of Neamț County, an honorary member of the Maison Naaman pour Culture Foundation of Lebanon, a member of Elis – the worldwide remarkable Romanians’ Network, an honorary member of the International Association of Paradoxism, a member of the Diversité Artistique Cultural Organization of Montréal , a member of the Poetas del Mundo Cultural Organization of Chile etc.