Augustin Buzura

• Name — Augustin Buzura • Born — 22 September 1938 • Birthplace — Copalnic-Mănăștur, Maramureș County, Kingdom of Romania • Died — 10 July 2017 • Place of death — Bucharest, Romania • Resting Place — Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest • Occupation — Writer • Language — Romanian • Education — Gheorghe Șincai National College • Alma Mater — Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy • Period — 1963–2009 • Notable Works — Orgolii • Children — Anamaria • Awards — National Order of Merit (Romania), Grand Cross rank Order of Rio Branco, Commander rank

Born in Berința village, Copalnic-Mănăștur commune, Maramureș County, Buzura graduated from the Gheorghe Șincai National College in Baia Mare and attended the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj (1958–1964), specialising in psychiatry. He debuted as a journalist with articles published by the magazine Tribuna during 1960. Buzura's first published work was the 1963 collection of short stories, Capul Bunei Speranțe ("Cape of Good Hope"). He continued to publish regularly after that date, receiving critical acclaim and being awarded the Romanian Writers' Union prize three times, for the successive works Absenții ("The Absentees"), Fețele tăcerii ("The Faces of Silence"), and Vocile nopții ("The Voices in the Night"). His best known novel is the best-selling Orgolii (1977), which tells the story of surgeon Ion Cristian, a victim of the corruption of the medical system. The novel was adapted to the screen in 1982, from a scenario written by Buzura himself; the Orgolii (film), directed by Manole Marcus, featured Victor Rebengiuc in Cristian's role. He was elected corresponding member of the Romanian Academy in 1990 and became a full member in 1992. He was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit (Romania), 3rd class (1971), the National Order of Merit, Grand Cross rank (2000), and the Brazilian Order of Rio Branco, Commander rank. His daughter, Anamaria, married politician and diplomat George Maior. Buzura died in Bucharest at age 78 and was buried with military honours in the city's Bellu Cemetery.

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Augustin Buzura is recorded as writer, journalist, screenwriter and literary critic.