The son of writer Traian Coșovei and Maria Urdăreanu, he graduated from the Department of Romanian Language and Literature of the University of Bucharest in 1978.
[2] A so-called "80s Generation" writer,[3] he was a member of the "Monday Literary Circle" led by Nicolae Manolescu, and of the literary circle led by Ovid S.
The following year, he began editing the Romanian Paper.
In 1996 he was appointed in the National Museum of Romanian Literature, Bucharest, a job he held until his death.
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