Education
Born in Şeitin, Arad County, Morar graduated as a valedictorian from the University of Timişoara"s Faculty of Philology (Romanian-French section) in 1981.
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Negru si Rosu (Romanian Edition)
("Noul roman al lui Ioan T. Morar propune, dupa nostalgic-...)
"Noul roman al lui Ioan T. Morar propune, dupa nostalgic-dramatic-halucinanta evocare a lumii extincte a unui sat-fantoma din muntii Banatului, Lindenfeld, un nou test-soc: revizitarea unor secvente tragice din istoria Romaniei. E vorba de locuri si subiecte in egala masura ocultate si manipulate: Odessa si Transnistria. Plaga vie si dureroasa pe obrazul unei intregi natiuni, cele doua spatii geografice prilejuiesc o coborire dramatica in culisele marilor confruntari militare, etnice, ideologice si rasiale din preajma celui de-al Doilea Razboi Mondial. Gravitind in jurul figurii maresalului Ion Antonescu, multe din secventele romanului par desprinse dintr-un univers irational, unde destinele sint jucate la o satanica roata a norocului. Autorul propune revenirea la naratiunea clasica, lipsita de artificii retorice, de o limpezime adecvata marilor tragedii. Textul are granulatia alba-neagra-cenusie a unei pelicule ce surprinde, in tonuri aproape expresioniste, momente cruciale din macabra istorie a celui mai violent secol al umanitatii. Ioan T. Morar reabiliteaza povestirea austera, precisa, fara ambiguitati. Fresca istorica si roman de dragoste, Negru si Rosu traieste prin dramatismul situatiilor si prin forta de iradiere a cuvintului. Textul se metamorfozeaza intr-o fabula morala care vorbeste despre eterna fragilitate a fiintei umane strivite de mecanismele devoratoare ale Istoriei." (Mircea Mihaies)
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Ioan Morar
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Assigned to a teaching position in Lugoj, he sat on the editorial staff for the magazines Viața Studențească and Amfiteatru after 1987. He also began writing his first works of drama and poetry, and joined the Writers" Union. In 1990, Morar was employed by the national television station"s Entertainment section and created several shows, but resigned the following year.
He authored his debut novel Lindenfeld in 2006, to critical acclaim.
A fresco of a Swabian locality in the Banat (see Lindenfeld, Caraş-Severin), it is considered a "Postmodern novel". Morar returned to work for national television in 2006, and began hosting his talk show Lumea citește! ("People Read!"), aired by TVR 1.
During the same year, he was invited to take part in the final stage of TVR1"s Mari Români campaign, a series which called on intellectuals to showcase the 10 greatest Romanians ever (who had been determined by a poll). Morar supported Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza for the top position, and co-produced a short television film depicting the latter"s merits.
As part of a 2005-2006 television advertising campaign for Kandia chocolate bars, Morar impersonated the last ruler of Communist Romania, Nicolae Ceauşescu.
In early 2007, he left on an extended journey to New Caledonia, which he documented in a special blog for Academia Caţavencu, called Morar&More. In 2010, he was named Romania"s Consul General in Marseille, France. In 2013 he published his second work of prose, "Negru și Rosu", which was shortlisted for "Book of the Year" by "România literară".
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During the period, he became active in student theater groups — his troupe"s performance in the 1981 adaptation of Vasile Alecsandri"s comedy Sânziana și Pepelea won it first prize during a festival in Iaşi (the city where he also met with and joined Divertis). Morar"s works, translated into several languages, won him the Writers" Union debut prize (1984, for Vara indiană) and its poetry prize (2000, for Șovăiala). Lindenfeld was awarded the prize for prose works by the newspaper Ziarul de Iaşi.
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Negru si Rosu (Romanian Edition)
("Noul roman al lui Ioan T. Morar propune, dupa nostalgic-...)
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Negru si Rosu (Romanian Edition)
Membership
He is a founding member of the satirical magazine Academia Caţavencu (to which he notably contributes art and culture reviews) and, since 2004, a senior editor for Cotidianul. An amateur actor in his youth, he was also a member of the comedy troupe Divertis from the mid-1980s to 1996. Following the 1989 Revolution, he became a member of the Civic Alliance, while contributing to the newspaper Cuvântul.
