Name: Bălaşa Sorescu

First name: Nicolaie

Father’s initial: I

Place of birth: Bulzeşti, Dolj County.

Date of birth: March 4, 1956.

E-mail: cna_craiova yahoo.com

Marital status: Married, no children

Studies:

• Faculty of Technological Equipment, Bucharest, class of 1980, bachelor’s exam taken with an average of 10, general graduation average: 9, 52 (nine and 52%)

• University of Craiova, Faculty of History, Philosophy - Sociology, Philosophy - Sociology department, class of 2000, Bachelor’s exam taken with an average of 10, general graduation average: 9.69 (nine and 69%)

• Doctorate in Philosophy, West University of Timişoara, Faculty of Political Sciences, Philosophy and Communication Sciences - Doctoral thesis: “Communication and Understanding”, 2004.

Jobs :

1980-1983 - Heavy Transport Equipment Company; Craiova Dolj;

1983-1995 - Heavy Equipment Company, Craiova, Dolj;

1995 - until now, the National Audiovisual Council, Bucharest, boulevard: Libertăţii, nr 14, sector 5;

Collaborations:

2005-2009 - attached professor, University of Craiova, I taught the course “Social Communication”;

2008-2013 - Post-secondary School of Pharmacy and Nurses, “Saint Stephen”, I taught the course “Communication” in the medical field;

Published works:

1. “Blesteme”, novel, Romanian Spirit Publishing House, Craiova, 1995, n° pages: 235;

2. “On the Saturday’s water”, novel, Horion Publishing House, Craiova, 1998, n° pages: 163;

3. "Organization and functioning of mass media in Oltenia ”, Spirit Românesc Publishing House, Craiova, 2000, n° pages: 160;

4. Communication and the nature of human understanding, study, published in Revista Lamura, n° 36, 37, 38, pp. 24, 2004;

5. “At the beginning was the word” (Anthology of the Olteni Writers ’Society), Olteni Writers’ Society Publishing House, 2001, “On the Saturday’s water”, 2nd edition - fragment and notes;

6. “Text and speech” - study - Annals of the University of Craiova, 2005;

7. “Communication and understanding”, NEWEST Publishing House, Târgu Jiu, 2005, n° pages 219;

8. The Literary Medallion - Permanent structure of culture and education, The broken bridge and the fall to nowhere - fragment, Communication and understanding, p.p. 206-213, Ramuri Publishing House, Craiova, 2006;

9. “The broken bridge and the fall to nowhere”, novel, NEWEST Publishing House, Târgu Jiu, 2006, n° pages: 335;

10. “The broken bridge and the fall to nowhere”, novel, completely republished in the socio-cultural weekly Time, Gorj, starting with no. 360 of the week 26 01-01 02 2007, E-mail: scmbn_timpul yahoo.com, Website: www.timpulgj.ro;

11. “Types of discourse”, study, Journal of Sociology, University of Craiova, 2007;

12. “Alexandra’s Rosary”, novel, NEWEST Publishing House, Târgu Jiu, 2008, no. pages 195;

13. “Alexandra’s Rosary”, novel completely republished, in the socio-cultural weekly Time, Gorj, starting with n° 10 (418) from the week of March 7-13, 2008; E-mail: scmbn_timpul yahoo.com, Website: www.timpulgj.ro;

14. “Alexandra’s Rosary”, novel - excerpts from the book were published in the cultural magazine Destine Literare - Canada, no. 2/2008, 3 and 4/2009, www.scritoriiromâni.com;

15. „Customs of the Apocalypse”, novel, NEWEST Publishing House, Târgu Jiu, 2009, n° pages 535 p.;

16. “Customs of the Apocalypse”, novel, fully republished, in the socio-cultural weekly Timpul, Gorj, starting with No. 454 from the week of November 14-20, 2008; E-mail: scmbn_timpul yahoo.com, Website: www.timpulgj.ro;

17. „The aquarium with little fish”, novel, NEWEST Publishing House, Târgu Jiu, 2010, no. pages 309 p .;

18. “Aquarium with little fish”, novel - was published, in series, in the cultural magazine Destine Literare - Canada, starting with n° 5/2009, www.scritoriiromâni.com;

19. “The Aquarium with little Fish”, novel - was published, in series, in the daily Observatory of Toronto - Canada, starting with December 2009, http://www.observatorul.com/Default...;

20. “Life as illusion and the moment as destiny”, novel, Măiastra Publishing House, Târgu Jiu, 2011, n° pages 183 p.;

21. "Price on Contempt”, theater, Ed. Măiastra, Tg. Jiu, 2011, n° pages 79 p .;

22. “Price on Contempt”, theater, published in full in the Observatory, Toronto, Canada, 2011;

23. “Doubtful”, Essays, Edition I, Ed. Apostrof MJM, Craiova, 2012, n° pages 269, printed book with the support of the City Hall and the Craiova Local Council;

24. „Doubtful”, Essays, Edition II, Ed. Apostrof, MJM, Craiova, 2012, n° pages 271; book printed with the support of Dolj County Council and Aman Library;

25. „Sarra”, novel, vol I, Ed. Apostrof, MJM, Craiova, 2012, 277 p, printed book with the support of Dolj County Council and Aman Library;

26. “Tears and Money”, essay novel, Ed. Apostrof, MJM, Craiova, 2013, n° Pages 145; printed book with the support of Dolj County Council and Aman Library;

27. Theater, Theater-Comedy, Ed. Apostrof, MJM, Craiova, 2013, n° Pages 162; printed book with the support of Dolj County Council and Aman Library;

28. “Money and Sighs”, critical essays, MJM Autograph Publishing House, 2014, 153 p. Printed book with the support of Dolj County Council and Aman Library;

29. „Servant at Dârloagă” - theater, Autograph Publishing House MJM, 2014, 74.;

30. “Sarra”, vol I and II, novel, MJM Autograph Publishing House, 2015, 500p. printed book with the support of Dolj County Council and Aman Library;

Unpublished texts from the author’s books

31. „Tears, Money, Sighs”, essay novel, Editura Autograf MJM, 2016, 315p. printed book with the support of Dolj County Council and Aman Library;

32. “Beggar in the hell of the Gate of Heaven” - novel leaflet, 2017, MJM Autograph Publishing House, 2017, 2012 p.

Distinctions:

2016 - Honorary Citizen of Craiova Municipality;

2017 - Diploma of Excellence for the results obtained in the activity of the Oltenian media, etc.

Organizations where is member:

• Full member of the Union of Professional Journalists in Romania Note: I have not been member of any political party, neither before nor after 1989. I am not member of any other governmental or non-governmental organization except the one mentioned above.

Over 400 articles published in:

Critical references and recommendations The Observatory - Toronto, Canada, Literary Destinies - Montreal, Canada, Agero - Stuttgart, Germany, Literary Basarabia, Chisinau, Romanian Pages - New Zealand, Brussels Mission - Brussels, Phoenix Mission - California Mirror, Poetry, Literary Agora, Art-broadcast – Romania, Time, Thorns, Dignitary Magazine, Diamond Constellations, Omniscope etc.