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What was Urmuz's real name?

  • Dimitrie Dim. Ionescu

  • George Ciprian

  • Tudor Arghezi

  • Ion Vinea

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Urmuz, the celebrated Romanian avant-garde writer and poet, was initially known by his birth name, Dimitrie Dim. Ionescu. Born on March 17, 1883, in Curtea de Argeș, Romania, Ionescu later adopted the pseudonym "Urmuz", a reversal of the last syllables of his first and last name. Under this pseudonym, he went on to create literary works that challenged traditional narrative structures and explored the absurd and grotesque aspects of life.
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