Dumitru Radu Popa
Dumitru Radu Popa is a Romanian-born writer, essayist, translator and literary critic. In 1985, he defected to the US, asking for political asylum.
Education
Popa obtained a Master of Arts in Romance Languages and Literature from the University of Bucharest in 1972. He obtained a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Columbia University in 1989.
Books
Accidental Tourist on the New Frontier: An Introductory Guide to Global Legal Research. Littleton, CO: Rotman & Co., 1998.Five collections of short stories and two novels One critical essay about the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery .Bas-relief with Heroes. Memphis, TN: Memphis University Press, 1988.Poetry – A Scar on the Wall of Air. Introductory study and translations in Little Bones in Winter, Selected Poems of Virgil Mazilescu. Bucharest: Romanian Cultural Foundation, 1996.Ut Musica Poesis. Introductory essay in Selected Poems of Mihai Eminescu. Bucharest: Univers Publishing House, 2000.La Naissance: structures symboliques. In Religion, Fiction, and History. Essays in Memory of loan Petru Ed. by Sorin Antohi. Bucharest: Nemira, 2001.Antoine de Saint-Exupery - Aventura Constiintei Călătoria Fisura Little Bones in Winter Panic Syndrome! Inchide ochii Traversând Washington Square La Revoluţia Română Sabrina şi alte suspiciuni Skenzemon! Lady V. Lady V. and Other Short Stories ]
Memberships and awards
Member of the American Association of Law Libraries Member of the American Society of International Law Member of the International Association of Law Libraries Member of the Romanian Writers Association Executive Vice-President of ACORD National Award for Literature Order of Merit in the rank of Officer.