Ben Corlaciu

[1][2] In 1941, Corlaciu entered the circle surrounding Albatros magazine, together with Geo Dumitrescu and Dinu Pillat; in 1944, he joined the Romanian Writers' Society.

The romantic pose of damnation, the social revolt and ironic fantasy grouped him with generational colleagues Dumitrescu, Dimitrie Stelaru, Constant Tonegaru, and Ion Caraion.

This included not only the earlier work but also an ample section called Postumele and covering 1945–1967; the latter show a retreat from the manifesto poem and an evolution toward more interior forms of lyricism.

His intended title, Explozia sertar, was censored, but allowed to appear in the massive anthology Starea de urgență, also from 1972.

He later published two other novels: Cazul doctor Udrea (1959) and Baritina (1965, republished in 1972 as Când simți că moare vântul).