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Dumitru Crudu

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I USED TO OPEN

There was a time when I used to open my eyes and see my father there in front of me I used to close my eyes and not see him but now I close my eyes and I see him I open them and he’s

not there

VROEGER OPENDE IK

Vroeger opende ik mijn ogen en zag mijn vader vóór mij vroeger sloot ik mijn ogen en ik zag hem niet meer nu sluit ik mijn ogen en zie hem ik open mijn ogen en hij is

er niet meer

ALTĂDATĂ DESCHIDEAM

Altădată deschideam ochii şi-l vedeam pe tatăl meu înaintea mea închideam ochii și nu-l mai vedeam acum închid ochii şi-l văd îi deschid şi nu

mai e

Dumitru Crudu

(Moldova, Republic of, 1967)

Dumitru Crudu was born in Flutura, a village in the centre of the Soviet republic of Moldavia, now the Republic of Moldova, on 9th November 1967. He studied journalism in the Moldavian capital Chişinău and the Georgian capital Tbilisi and obtained a degree in philology from the universities of the Romanian cities Braşov and Sibiu. In 1994, he debuted with the simultaneous publication of two col...

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I USED TO OPEN

There was a time when I used to open my eyes and see my father there in front of me I used to close my eyes and not see him but now I close my eyes and I see him I open them and he’s

not there

I USED TO OPEN

There was a time when I used to open my eyes and see my father there in front of me I used to close my eyes and not see him but now I close my eyes and I see him I open them and he’s

not there