_ Mihail Eminescu - translations by A. G. Sahlean & al.
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Mihail Eminescu
(1850-1889)

About the translator  
  Adrian George Sahlean
Born in Romania, Adrian George Sahlean holds a Master’s Degree in English and Spanish philology (Bucharest, 1975) and psychoanalysis (Boston, 1995). A certified psychoanalyst (2002), he is currently finishing his doctoral degree. Mr. Sahlean is a published author of three volumes of poetry translations into English and of essays on literary translation. His meter-and-rhyme renditions of the 19-th century Romanian ‘national’ poet Mihai Eminescu (UNESCO Year-2000-Poet-Of-The-Year) brought him the 'Eminescu' Gold Medal and election into the prestigious Romanian Writer's Union. Adrian George Sahlean has been a member of ‘LiterArt XXI’ (the Int. Assoc. of Romanian Writers and Artists) since 1997, and member of the ‘Romanian Union of Physician Writers and Journalists’, since 1999. Other activities include: Radio-TV professional children's choir; founder of a-cappella group; national basketball league player; college tennis player; part-time actor with repertory company; second prize at national classical guitar festival; Boston marathon; US professional tennis coach. 
Nascut in Romania, Adrian George Sahlean detine diploma de Master’s in filologie engleza si spaniola (Bucuresti, 1975) si psihanaliza (Boston, 1995). In 2002 obtine certificarea clinica de psihanalist, terminandu-si in prezent doctoratul. Dl. Sahlean este autorul a trei volume de traduceri de poezie in limba engleza precum si a unor eseuri de traducere literara. Talmacurile sale in versuri din ‘poetul national’ al romanilor Mihai Eminescu (ales ‘Poetul UNESCO al Anului 2000), i-au adus ‘Medalia de Aur Eminescu’ si cooptarea in Uniunea Scriitorilor din Romania. Din 1995, este membru al Asociatiei Internationale a Scriitorilor si Artistilor Romani ‘LiterArt XXI’, iar din 1999, al Uniunii Scriitorilor si Ziaristilor Medici Romani. Alte activitati notabile: corul de copii al RTV; membru fondator al grupului vocal 'Song'; colaborare actoriceasca cu teatrul 'Bulandra'; premiul II la festivalul de chitara clasica ‘Sinaia’; jucator in campionatul national de baschet si campionatul municipal de tenis; antrenor de tenis al Asociatiei Profesioniste Americane; alergator al maratonului de la Boston. 

 


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