Flacăra

Flacăra (Romanian for "The Flame") is a weekly literary magazine published in Bucharest, Romania.

Flacăra
Cover of June 1956, with baritone Șerban Tassian as John III the Terrible
CategoriesLiterary magazine
FrequencyWeekly
FounderConstantin Banu
First issue22 October 1911 (1911-10-22)
CountryRomania
Based inBucharest
LanguageRomanian
WebsiteFlacăra

History and profile

Flacăra was started in 1911.[1] The first issue was published on 22 October 1911.[2] The founder was Constantin Banu and the magazine covers the articles on the literary work by Romanian writers.[2] The headquarters is in Bucharest.[1] During the Ceauşescu era it was a communist publication, and supported the isolation of Romania from Europe together with other magazines.[3]

Following the Romanian Revolution of December 1989 George Arion was elected as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[4]

Flacăra launched its website in 2010.[2]

See also

References

  1. Central and South-Eastern Europe 2004. Psychology Press. 2003. p. 509. ISBN 978-1-85743-186-5.
  2. Cristina Blanaru (12 August 2010). "99 yo Romanian Flacara Magazine finally launched a website". Ad Hugger. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. Pia Brînzeu (2000). Corridors of Mirrors: The Spirit of Europe in Contemporary British and Romanian Fiction. University Press of America. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-7618-1747-5.
  4. "George Arion". Profusion. Retrieved 17 January 2015.


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