Ion Hobana

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Ion Hobana (born January 25, 1931 in Sânnicolau Mare ; † February 22, 2011 in Bucharest ) was a Romanian writer , who was actually called Aurelian Manta Roșie .

Ion Hobana studied Romanian literature at the University of Bucharest. In 1955 he began to publish short stories and novels, but also wrote scripts ( The perpetrator on the trail , 1960). Over the years his works have been translated into more than twenty languages. He has also worked as a translator and editor and has written non-fiction books on science fiction, such as Jules Verne , and those on UFOs . From 2006 his collection Ion Hobana prezintă maeștrii anticipației clasice ( Ion Hobana presents the masters of classical anticipation ), in which works by Edgar Allan Poe , Robert Louis Stevenson , Edmond About , Jules Verne, Emilio Salgari , Frigyes Karinthy , Jack London and HG Wells .

The Ion Hobana Award named after him is presented in Romania .

Awards

  • 1969: Premiul Uniunii Scriitorilor (Prize of the Romanian Writers' Union)
  • 1972: European Science Fiction Society Award for Vârsta de aur aur a anticipaţiei româneşti
  • 1980: European Science Fiction Society Award for Douăzeci de mii de pagini în căutarea lui Jules Verne
  • 1983: Premiul Uniunii Scriitorilor
  • 1996: Premiul Uniunii Scriitorilor

bibliography

Novels
  • Ultimul val (1957)
  • Caleidoscope (1958)
  • Oameni şi stele (1963)
  • Sfârşitul vacanţei (1969)
  • Călătorie întreruptă (1989)
Collections
  • Un fel de spaţiu (1988)
Short stories
  • Ultimul văl? (1957)
  • Cea mai bună dintre lumi? (1962, also as I. Hobana)
    • German: The best of the worlds. In: Edwin Orthmann (Ed.): Das Raumschiff. Herder, 1977, ISBN 3-451-17755-2 . Also as: The best of all worlds. In: Mircea Opriță, Herbert W. Franke (ed.): SF from Romania. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23424, 1983, ISBN 3-442-23424-7 .
  • Drum deschis (1963)
  • Episod cosmic (1963)
  • Glasul trecutului (1963)
  • Întâlniri în Timp (1963)
  • Lumea "tăcerii"? (1963)
  • Marele business (1963)
  • Oameni și stele? (1963)
  • Sub oglinzile mării? (1963)
  • Un fel de spațiu? (1974)
    • German: A question of space. In: Maxim Jakubowski (Ed.): Quasar 2. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller # 22019, 1980, ISBN 3-404-22019-6 . Also as: Wells on the trail. In: Mircea Opriță, Herbert W. Franke (ed.): SF from Romania. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23424, 1983, ISBN 3-442-23424-7 .
  • Ploaia de seară? (1981)
  • Emisiune nocturna? (1985)
  • Coborând în albastru? (1988)
  • Emisfera vie (1988)
  • Furtună în adâncuri? (1988)
  • Timp Pentru Dragoste (1988)
  • Tranzacția? (1988)
Non-fiction
  • Viitorul a inceput ieri - retrospectiva ancipaţiei franceze (1966)
  • Imaginile posibilului: filmul ştiinţifico-fantastic (1968)
  • Vârsta de aur a anticipaţiei româneşti (1969)
  • OZN - o sfidare pentru raţiunea umană (Ufology, 1971, with Julien Weverbergh)
  • Ufo's in Oost en West (Ufology, 1972)
  • Douăzeci de mii de pagini în căutarea lui Jules Verne (1979)
  • Science fiction. Autori, cărţi, idei I (1983)
  • Literatura de anticipaţie. Autori, cărţi, idei II (1986)
  • Triumful visătorilor (Ufologie, 1991, with Julien Weverbergh)
  • Jules Verne în România? (1993)
  • Enigme pe cerul istoriei (Ufology, 1993)
  • Un englez neliniştit: HG Wells şi universul SF (1996)
editor
  • The prepared piano. Romanian science fiction , 2 volumes, selection and foreword by Ion Hobana, translated by Erich Mesch, Kriterion Verlag, Bucharest 1982.

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personal data
SURNAME Hobana, Ion
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roșie, Aurelian Manta (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Sânnicolau Mare
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 2011
Place of death Bucharest