Background
He was born in Galați in 1932 and died on 9 February 2003.
He was born in Galați in 1932 and died on 9 February 2003.
He attended the theoretical lyceum in Bârlad.
In 1955, he took his degree in philology in Bucharest. Between 1955-1962, he was the editor of Gazeta literară, then department chief at Luceafărul, and editor-in-chief of azi magazine. He made his debut in Viața Românească, in 1953.