Ana Lupan

Ana Lupan (12 September 1922–23 February 1998) was a Soviet and Moldavian writer, laureate of the State Prize of the Union of Soviet Writers.

Biography Ana Lupan was the sister of the poet Andrei Lupan. She graduated from the Agricultural School in Cucuruzeni in 1950 and from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow in 1960.

Career She published her first work in 1950 with the story Stejarul. In 1955, her prose collection Drumul spre sat was published, which included stories about the Bessarabian village and two years later, in 1957, the collection Lasarea vantului sa ma bata was published, inspired by the life of village teachers. In 1963, the collection Flori de toamnă was published, and in 1964, Buruieni de dragoste. The writer also worked in the drama genre: in 1966, she published the volume Roata vremii, Las' că-i bine...'''. In 1970, the collection of stories Toaca iernii was published.

The writer's work contains a fragment of a contradictory reality, thirsty for high ideals and plagued by bitter disappointments. This author's works have been translated into Mandarin, English, Slovenian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Kazakh, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, and Ukrainian.

Award In 1995, the President of Moldova awarded her the state title of Professor of Literature as a national award.she also held the Order of Labour.

Published books

Drumul spre sat, editura „Lumina”, Chișinău, 1955, RSSM Lasă vântul să mă bată, Chișinău, 1957 Clopoțel, Chișinău, 1958 Flori de toamnă, Chișinău, 1960 La fântâna Stănculesei, Chișinău, 1962 Regăsirea, Chișinău, 1963 Gângurel prinde la minte, Chișinău, 1964 Buruieni de dragoste, editura „Cartea moldovenească”, Chișinău, 1964 Roata vieții, Chișinău, 1966 Moara copilăriei mele, Chișinău, 1967 Piese, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1968 Toaca iernii, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1970 Lasă vântul să mă bată, editura „Cartea moldovenească”, Chișinău, 1971 La cântatul cucoșilor, editura „Cartea moldovenească”, Chișinău, 1973 Țarină fără plugari. Regăsirea, editura „Cartea moldovenească”, Chișinău, 1974 Popas de o noapte, editura „Cartea moldovenească”, Chișinău, 1975 Neagră-i floarea de cireș, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău 1977 Scrieri alese, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1982 Valencea, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1982 Bijuteriile bunicii, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1986 Vâltoarea, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1988 Povestiri, editura „Literatura artistică”, Chișinău, 1989 Flori de toamnă, editura „Cartea Moldovei”, Chișinău, 2002, R. Moldova Flori de toamnă, editura „Cartea Moldovei”, Chișinău, 2007