ROMANIAN WRITER MRS. GEORGETA BLENDEA ZAMFIR NOMINATED FOR NOBEL PRICE FOR LITERATURE

INTERVIEW FOR THE NOBEL ACADEMY COMMISSION 

 

For the beginning of this interview, I feel obliged to specify the fact that Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir, comes from the Carpatho-Danubian Pontic area, from Romania, is the president of the DacoRomanian Academy, Brașov branch, Romania and with a lifelong activity as a Romanianan language teacher and Romanian literature. So, Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir, I will start with the questions to which I would like you to give me as conclusive and accurate answers as possible. 

 

1. Who nominated you for the Nobel Prize for Literature? 

-The DacoRomanian Academy received from the Svenska Akademies Nobelkommitte the invitation to send nominations, this did not surprise me due to the fact that Sweden has a great Dacian culture. 

 

2. What do you think were the motivations for which you were nominated? 

-I specify the fact that since I was a teenager I was fascinated by Dacianism, especially because in my hometown, Teliu, there is a Dacian fortress. I followed this topic in the accumulation of my culture and I was very happy when the international festivals supported by Doctor Napoleon Savescu, a doctor from Canada, himself passionate about the great ancestral culture of our space, started to be held. Following a contest at Radio Romania Cultural, I was invited to “Boema” Bucharest, being from Brasov. In this space of cultural elevation, I contacted a member of the DacoRomanian Academy, after the interview, I was named a member especially because I revealed the Dacian space, from my native region, Brasov, and the story about the popular costumes from the Dacia commune impressed me. Women wear impressive ornaments on their heads that send thoughts to the goddesses, for example, of the rain, the sun, the fog, the moon, etc. And so on working within the DacoRomanian Academy Bucharest, I was nominated for the Nobel Prize taking into account my literary activity, which I have had since I was 15, when I first published. 

 

3. What activity have you carried out that supports you in this nomination? 

-In Brasov, I was active literary publishing in all existing magazines. When a personality came to my town, I interviewed him and published it, so I wrote about Florin Piersic, Madalina Manole, director of museums, director of magazines, literary cenacles, etc. And so on until that time, I had published a series of books that I launched in cultural spaces in Brasov, such as Kron Art, St.O.Iosif Library, Baiulescu House attic, Gheorghe Baritiu Library, etc. And so on following an interview at Radio Romania Cultural, I was recommended to publish my doctoral thesis, published under the auspices of the academician Constantin Ciopraga. I worked at the Darie Magheru Salon, from Sacele city, Brasov county, where I supported the romantic chronicles. 

 

4. When did you receive the nomination for the Nobel Prize for Literature? 

-I received the nomination for the Nobel Prize in 2014 during the session of the DacoRomanian Academy, and I presented the book “Mirobolantele Iubiri” which was commented by such personalities as: Mihai Antonescu, Romanian Union of Writers member; Geo Calugaru, Romanian Union of Writers member; Lucian Gruia; Vasile Poienarul, the publisher. The book was also published in the USA, it is distributed by AMAZON, it can be ordered by entering GOOGLE at Georgeta Blendea Zamfir. 

 

5. Where was the publication of your nomination, in which countries, cities, book fairs, etc.? 

– At the London Book Fair in the impressive Earl Courts building and at the Romanian and English Embassy, my literary activity was known and my books were exhibited; In London, I was presented in a cultural space when I produced the book “Ineffabila feeling”;the material can also be seen on YouTube. 

-In Vienna in a wonderful company of very talented young singers, I was invited to talk about the Dacian horizon that marks my entire creation. 

– In Italy, I had the special honor of being highly appreciated in my field of activity on the way to the Nobel Prize, prominent personalities like Paolo Ruzzola and the Consiglio Regionale Del Piemonte expressed their confidence that I would be a Nobel Prize laureate and invited me in this position again to be celebrated. I received the prize offered by Carmelo Amore along with a stick of precious Italian music, including Toto Cutunio whom I met at the “Golden Deer” Festival in Brasov. Olimpia Dobre Amore, a world-class personality who also translated poems for me into Italian for an anthology, carried out an impressive activity for the success of this Italian-Romanian meeting in a cultural area. . 

 

6. 6. What literary books have you created and what do they have in particular to appreciate? 

– My literary work has a philosophical and psychological foundation, and as noted by the critic, it is in a space of the Culture of personal development, which has significant representatives today. I learned that criticism is not auspicious in any way; from the one criticized, nor the one who criticizes, is not happy in this position. My books are love books, according to me love is the generic of humanity and I have dressed it in metaphors whose composition is the elements offered by Mother Gea, the goddess of the Earth. The idea of peace shot through all my books like a red arrow. 

 

7. Which publishing houses have you collaborated with? 

– I debuted at “Sintezei” Ploiesti publishing house, most of my books were published by DacoRomanian publishing house, eLiteratura publishing house, Amanda Edit, Ghepardul, Dealul Melcilor Brasov publishing house, AMERICAN ACADEMIC PRESS. 

 

8. How many books have you translated into other languages and how many literary books have you created so far in total? 

-I have 22 published books, since 2014 I send annually to the Nobel Academy, a book translated into English; the book “Introspections” is translated into French. 

 

9. What were the books that earned you the title of “Doctor Honoris Causa”? What do they have in particular and which attracted the commission’s attention? When did you get this title and who nominated you? 

– It is about the book “Secret letters for Dorin”, through this book I introduced a new style in Romanian literature, the style of the letter in lyrics. The nomination was made at the Gaudeamus international fair, the commission included the writers Lucian Gruia, Romanian Union of Writers member; Geo Monk, Romanian Union of Writers member; Ioana Stuparu, publicist, writer, author of over 50 books; president of DacoRomanian Academy, Mr. Geo Stroe. 

 

10. What other titles, awards, recognitions have you obtained during your career? 

-I received the first prize from the RTT Brasov television, from the Astra Association, the first prize at the Iasi Poetry Contest, the DacoRomanian Academy diploma, Thetahealing diploma, Xidao Gong diploma, Parent of the Homeland diploma, Urban Queen Leader diploma, Piedmont Region diploma Italy. 

 

11. Who helped you translate these books and what documents did you send with them to the Nobel Academy? 

– The translation of my books was done by Horia Cocos and the book “Ineffable” was translated by Patricia Lidia; The book “Introspections” was translated in collaboration with Mr. Ovidiu Atanasiu. Each book sent to the Nobel Academy was accompanied by the documents resulting from the activity of the DacoRomanian Academy Brasov Branch, of which I am the president, the result of the cultural activity in Italy was sent by the embelish Mrs. Olimpia Dobre Amore. 

 

12. How long did it take to prepare the file for the nomination for the Nobel Prize? 

-Preparation of the file for the Nobel Prize included intensive work with a staff of 11 people, three of whom fell ill. Cristi, well trained in IT, had an important role, he had to pass the articles published in magazines, in emails to send them to the translator. During the creation period, I participated in many book launches, cultural events, in order to make myself known. A thrilling incident was when the publisher of the book “Mirobolant Feelings” informed me that the manuscript had many mistakes. It was necessary to enter the manuscript in the printing press; then we decided to correct the manuscript over the 

phone, me being in Brasov and Vasile Poienarul in Bucharest. I worked non-stop at the pace required for the publication of the book, whose launch was already announced at the Calderon Cultural Center, Bucharest. I woke up at 3 in the morning and worked continuously and the organization of the file was done by Cristi, who exclaimed: The work of a writer is so hard! 

 

13.Who made the covers and pictures of your books? 

– The illustration of my books is made by the artist Ramona Pintea, my daughter, who recently had an exhibition in the USA, where she was received by television and the press. In 2019 she had 4 exhibitions in United Kongdom, created a mural in London and in the Hall of her workshop in Bucharest, exhibited in elegant locations in Bucharest, and in Brasov her former colleagues, from Andrei Saguna high school, organized a exhibition visited by most plastic artists and in the presence of television. She has a particularly great training, in the course of personal development, giving me books that have enriched the horizon of my current concern in literature. She participated in several television shows and has many articles in the press; She studied painting in London, focusing more on the use of color by the great painters of the world, such as Tizian, Rubens, Raphael, Tin Toretto, Michelangelo. Her paintings have a colorful, wonderful area and a classic content enriched by a modern vision and she exudes an optimist and a love of life, stemming from the way she knows how to look for happiness, her daughter Venice Pintea, is a student at the University of Cinematography in London and this gives me hope that my novels will be able to become films. Ramona Pintea has an affectionate relationship with her brother, Radu Ray Zamfir, an entrepreneur in London and Tenerife, who recently experienced an emotional moment. An employee from his company celebrated his wedding in a lavish location and confessed to my son that it was thanks to him that he became rich and appreciated. An Englishman who was a drug dealer became a valuable man in my son’s company. When I worked on the book “Ineffable” he gave me a secretary with whom I traveled around London and the surroundings, which he paid for with 2500 pounds. 

 

14.When will the commission for the nomination of the winner of the Nobel Prize for literature meet this year? 

– The Nobel Prize for Literature 2023 is an international literary prize established according to the will of Alfred Nobel, to be announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden on 5 October 2023 and awarded on 10 December 2023. 

 

15. What is the selection process of the winner of the Nobel prize for literature? 

-The process involved in choosing Nobel Prize laureates for literature is as follows: 

• September – invitation letters are sent. The Nobel Committee sends nomination forms to hundreds of individuals and organizations qualified to nominate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. 
• February – Submission deadline. Completed forms must reach the Nobel Committee by January 31 of the following year. The Committee then reviews the nominations and submits a list for approval by the Academy. 
• April – Preliminaries. After further study, the Committee selects 15-20 names for consideration as preliminary candidates by the Academy. 
• May – Final Candidates. The committee narrows the list to five priority candidates to be considered by the Academy. 
• June-August – Reading of productions. Academy members read and evaluate the finalists’ work over the summer. The Nobel Committee also prepares individual reports. 
• September – Academy members confer. After reading the papers of the final candidates, the members of the Academy discuss the merits of the contribution of the various candidates. 
• October – the Nobel Prize laureates are chosen. At the beginning of October, the Academy chooses the winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. A candidate must receive more than half of the votes cast. The names of the Nobel Prize laureates are then announced. 

 

16. What do you know about the work of the Nobel Academy in Stockholm? 

-The Swedish Academy or Svenska Akademien, founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of Sweden’s royal academies. Since 1901, the Academy has decided each year who should be the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, awarded in memory of founder Alfred Nobel. In March 2015, the Academy formalized the neuter pronoun hen, which is added to the masculine and feminine pronouns. On 2nd May 2018, King Carl XVI Gustaf changed the rules of the Academy and allowed members to resign. The new rules also state that a member who has been inactive in the academy for more than two years may be asked to resign. 

– Nominations for the Nobel Prize for Literature can only be made by qualified persons. The names of the nominees and other information about the nominations cannot be revealed until 50 years later. Eligible candidates for the literature prize are those nominated by qualified persons who have received an invitation from the Nobel Committee to submit names for consideration. Other individuals who are qualified to nominate but have not received invitations may also submit nominations. No one can nominate himself. 

 

17. How many Romanian personalities have received the Nobel Prize for literature so far? 

-The prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature was obtained only by Herta Müller, 2009 from Romania, although there was a great writer and philosopher like Lucian Blaga, but who, not being known by the communists, was not promoted. Similarly, Liviu Rebreanu, who represents Romanian literature worldwide, did not enter this valuable area. 

 

18. What special characteristics can your creations have in order to be nominated as the winner of the Nobel Prize for literature this year? 

– My books have love as a center but the symbols abound as in a painting by Botticelli, I am fascinated by the products of mother Geea, the goddess of the Earth and for the first time my mother, who opened my eyes to the beauties of nature, especially from Teliu, the locality of my birthplace. 

 

The name Teliu comes from the word hill and I learned in the comparative linguistics courses the evolution of words, by palatalizing the labials “d” became “t”, to narrow the diphthong “ea” and thus the name of my beautiful town between the hills was born. 

 

19. If you win the Nobel Prize for literature this year, do you know how the awarding ceremony will take place? Who will give it to you officially? 

– December – Nobel Prize laureates receive their prize. The Nobel Prize award ceremony takes place at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden, on 10 December – the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death., where Nobel laureates receive their Nobel Prize, which consists of a Nobel Prize medal and diploma and a document confirming the value of the prize. 

Their Majesties the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family of Sweden are guests of honour at both the award ceremony and the banquet. Representatives of the Swedish Government and Parliament also participate. International guests enjoy priority, especially those who represent the sciences and cultural life. Swedish guests are people who participate in Nobel Prize-related functions in one capacity or another, aid the sciences through donations or otherwise support the Nobel Foundation and the prize awarding. 

 

20. In conclusion, I have a slightly indiscreet question: if you will be the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2023, what will you do with the money obtained from the prize? 

– I have a dream to travel all over the world to make the Svenska Akademiens Nobelkommite committee known and thus to express my gratitude that the DacoRomanian Academy was noticed by this wonderful forum. I still have a desire to build a rest house for artists from all over the world in a clearing of personal property in a wonderful fir forest. 

 

Note: Publication will follow in the magazines on the world map in which they appear. 

Thank you very much for your kindness in answering my questions. 

 

Prof. Eng. Olimpia Dobre Amore 

EU project manager 

Turin, Italy 

12.08.2023

 

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Sometimes the unexpected surprises you! 

Nothing happens for nothing. Everything happens for a purpose in our life. Life always surprises you exactly when you least expect it. Two years ago I had the honor of being the host of the Anthology of Italian-Romanian poetry, created by the “Flacara” association president Mr. Petre Cristea and the “Active Poetry” association president Bruno Labate from Turin, Italy, in which the distinguished writer and teacher Georgeta Blendea Zamfir and – contributed with the poems: “Sentimental Fountain”, “Polished Diamond – Romanian language” and “Magic Song for Romania’s Day”. Between me and Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir there is a strong bond based on our collaboration as teachers for more than 30 years at a college in our city, Brașov, Romania. She studied philology in Iași, attending the “Mihai Eminescu” Literary Cenacle, and I studied engineering at Transilvania University in Brasov. 

 

At the Gaudeamus book fair in Bucharest, he received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa for the introduction of the “Literary Poem” among literary genres; she is the president of the “Daco-Roman Academy”, the branch in Brașov, Romania. The arguments according to which the Nobel Academy sent a letter to the Daco-Romanian Academy for the nomination of the literature candidate lead us to believe that the Carpatho-Danubian-Pontic space is particularly important for human history. 

 

The monumental work of the distinguished Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir “Romanian Ancestors”, especially the fourth volume “Dacian Prehistory”, presents archaeological discoveries of inestimable historical value. 

 

The literary session at the “Libraria St.O. Iosif” Brașov was emotional when Dr. Geo Stroe, the (national) president of the Daco-Romanian Academy brought the letter from the Svenska Akademiens Nobelkomitté inviting him to send the name of the candidate for the Nobel Prize, a document that I presented in Pienerolo along with the nomination of Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir. 

 

It was a great honor for me to do the translation from Romanian to Italian at Circolo Sociale 1806, located in via del Duomo 1, Pinerolo, province of Turin, region of Piemonte, Italy on May 2, 2023, and to present it to the distinguished Professor Georgeta Blendea Zamfir. Certainly the guests present had the opportunity to listen to the story of Mrs. Blendea’s family, who made a wonderful retrospective of the books written by her lordship, starting with “Ineffabile feeling”, a novel inspired by the tragic existence of her granddaughter Torina, who died at the age of 16 from leukemia, the daughter of the engineer Luigi Bertolotti married to her aunt, Maria, mother’s sister, so named in honor of his city of origin, Turin and hence the strong family connection with the Piemonte region and the reason why his lordship wanted to organize the conference here. She told about the work he did for 6 months together with a team of 11 people to prepare the necessary documents for the file that had to be sent to the Nobel Academy in Stockholm, Sweden. 

 

He also exhibited her participation in the book fair in London, Great Britain “Earls Court” where she presented the book of literary criticism published after his doctoral thesis under the auspices of the academician Constantin Ciopraga, introducing a new vision of the Romanian writer, Liviu Rebreanu. She supported the idea in her book that the Romanian writer, Liviu Rebreanu, knew the work of Sigmund Freund and positioned him as a representative of Romanian writers worldwide. 

 

I specially invited the girl Efremia Bruna Bombardelli from Bolzano, whose father is Italian and whose mother is Romanian, aged 9, who delighted us with two traditional Romanian folk songs wearing folk costumes from the areas of those songs. 

 

Mr. Amore Carmelo offered the diploma of honor along with a stick with Italian music to Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir from SC B&B Consulting SRL as a sign of gratitude for accepting the invitation to participate in this conference. 

 

We had the honor of having in our midst the priest Ciprian Marius Ghizila from the Romanian Orthodox parish “Stefan cel Mare” in Pinerolo who delighted the audience present together with Efremia Bruna Bombardelli with the religious song “Christ is Risen from the Dead” sung in Greek by to Ephremia, and in Romanian and Italian by the priest. I gave to Efremia a diploma of participation and two books with the autograph of Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir, which will definitely be proof of her participation in this important event in years to come. 

 

On behalf of the Piemonte Regional Council, we had the honor of having as a guest the president of the Forza Italia party, Mr. Paolo Ruzzola, who posted his impressions on the region’s website. 

 

Mr. lawyer Enrico Rostan was the host of this evening showing his openness with great enthusiasm and joy to host this unique event in Pinerolo and in Piemonte. 

 

I was very impressed by the women from the Romanian community in Pinerolo who tried to bring cakes prepared by them to serve the guests and who appreciated them very much. Each guest received a gift from me and Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir, a book of verses and an anthology of Italian-Romanian poetry. 

 

Echoes of this event began to appear on social networks and in the local press. 

 

In October, the Nobel Academy committee will meet to nominate the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. If she will be the winner of the grand prize, Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir promised that she will return to Italy at the official invitation of Mr. Paolo Ruzolla from the Piemonte Region, Italy. 

 

We wish her much success and are already preparing for his return to Italy. 

 

Prof. Eng. Olimpia Dobre Amore 

EU project manager, member of the European Register of Project Managers Amsterdam, Holland, of the Italian Institute of Project Managers Rome, Italy, accredited to the European Commission for Youth.

 

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Protocol 

Ended today, May 2nd, 2023, in Pinerolo, Province of Turin, Region of Piemount, during the presentation of the work of Prof. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir, writer, urban queen leader, doctor honoris causa, nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature, thetagieling diploma, hudaio gong diploma at the invitation of Prof. Eng. Olimpia Dobre Amore, EU Project manager, member of the European Register of Project Managers Amsterdam, of the Italian Institute of Project Managers Rome, Italy, accredited to the European Commission for Youth. Important personalities of the city of Pinerolo and of the Piemount region were invited. The event took place at Circolo Sociale 1806 located in via del Duomo 1, Pinerolo, province of Turin, region of Piemonte, Italy. There were 34 people present who also signed the participation table. It started at 21.15, with the speech of Mr. lawyer Enrico Rostan presenting a brief history of the Romanian presence in Pinerolo and in the region of Piemount, Italy, giving the speech of the conference organizer Mrs. Eng. Olimpia Dobre Amore. 

 

Briefly explain how the professional collaboration between their lordships began and how this project was born. Mrs. Prof. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir takes the floor with simultaneous translation into Italian under the care of Prof. Ing Olimpia Dobre Amore. She makes a wonderful retrospective of the books written by her lordship starting with “Ineffable life”, a novel inspired by the tragic existence of her niece Turina, the daughter of the engineer Luigi Bertolotti, so named in honor of the city of Turin and hence the strong family connection with the Piemount region. Illustrating with the verses written by her, she tells us how she became Doctor Honoris Causa by inventing a new way of writing called “letter in lirics”; presenting the book “Secret letters to Dorin”. She explains her reign’s passion for the ancient pre-Roman Dacian history, where, to facilitate the understanding of complicated historical ideas, she slowly introduces them into books and between lines of love. She gave details about the work she submitted for 6 months together with a team of 11 people for the necessary documents for the file that had to be sent to the Nobel Academy in Stockholm, Sweden. 

 

Together with Dr. Geo Stroe, the president of the DacoRomanian Academy in Bucharest, Romania had to correct the mistakes in the Romanian in three days and then sent it to the Nobel Academy in Stockholm, Sweden. She also exhibited her participation in the book fair in London, Great Britain, Earl Court, where she presented the book of literary criticism published after her doctoral thesis under the auspices of the academician Constantin Ciopraga, who introduced a new vision of the Romanian writer, Liviu Rebreanu.She supported the idea that the Romanian writer knew Sigmund Freund’s work. The Romanian writer, Liviu Rebreanu, is the representative of Romanian writers worldwide. On the plane, on the way back from London to Bucharest, Mrs. Irina Child sat with the IT director and gave her a personal card. Reading it brought tears to her eyes and she said to Prof. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir “if only one person will read her book, her efforts are not in vain”. She stated that she also writes and Prof. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir invited her to Kron Art in Brasov as part of one of the exhibitions she organizes.It was a real celebration, most of the writers from Brasov participated. 

 

Following are the thanks to av. Enrico Rostan, her son, Ray Zamfir, and her daughter, Ramona Pintea, the one who illustrated the books of Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir, Mrs. engineer Prof. Olimpia Dobre Amore to whom she presented a diploma from the Romanian Daco Academy, Brasov branch, of which she is the president, together with a traditional Romanian blouse, which is called ie, explaining the symbology of the stitches found on the plates from Tartary, discovered by archaeologists from the Transylvania area and which are over 7000 years old. At 21.50, the little girl Efremia Bruna Bombardelli, whose father is Italian and whose mother is Romanian, aged 9 years, specially came to Turin, from the Bolzano region, sings two traditional Romanian folk songs. Priest Ciprian Marius Ghizila from the “Stefan cel Mare” Orthodox church in Pinerolo, Turin province, Piemount region, Italy, speaks as a representative of the Romanian community in Pinerolo. Mrs. Prof. Olimpia Dobre Amore publicly presented the nomination documents for the candidacy for the Nobel Prize for Literature of Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir and thanks Mr. Paolo Ruzzola, councilor of the Forza Italia party in the Piemount region, Mrs. Carmen Manzi, this councilor’s secretary, Ms. Luisa la Vecchia, manager at Sinergy Pinerolo, Mr. lawyer Enrico Rostan, his assistant Erika Durando. Mrs. Prof. Olimpia Dobre Amore gave the girl Efremia Bruna Bombardelli a diploma of participation and a small gift. Mr. Amore Carmelo offered the diploma of honor along with a stick with Italian music to Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir from SC B&B Consulting SRL as a sign of gratitude for accepting the invitation to participate in this conference. The conference ends at 22.30 with two ad unexpected events that generated strong emotions for the guests in the hall: the candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature, Mrs. Georgeta Blendea Zamfir, reads us a superb poem written during the Conference, inspired by the emotion present in the hall. And being in the period after Easter, a beautiful religious song “Christ is Risen” was sung by all the Romanians present. At the end, an aperitif was offered to the guests by the Romanian community in Pinerolo and by lawyer Enrico Rostan. 

As a result, this protocol was concluded.