Romania belongs to those countries that, after the collapse of the dictatorship and despite difficult working conditions for intellectuals, are starting to stand out, from a cultural point of view, for the outside world. (...) Marin Sorescu, born in 1936, is the best known of them, an eventual Nobel Prize laureate. From a literary point of view, his creation is far-reaching – in addition to poetry and theater, he wrote essays and children's books, directed film and theater. He visited Sweden several times, among others participating in the poetry festival in Malmö in 1988. (...) ARNE SÄLL Article appeared in "Arbetet" October 6, 1991