Constantin Dram, literary critic and professor, dies

The cultural community in Iași is mourning the death of Constantin Dram, a prominent literary critic, prose writer, and university professor. A member of the Iași branch of the Romanian Writers' Union, Dram dedicated his career to literature and education.

Born in 1958, Dram earned a doctorate in philology and served as a professor at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași since 1999. His professional background included roles as an editor and director at Junimea Publishing House, as well as teaching Romanian literature in Pașcani.

Dram was a frequent collaborator with various publications, including ‘Convorbiri literare’, ‘Cronica’, ‘Cronica veche’, and ‘Bucovina literară’. Colleagues and fellow writers, including Valeriu Stancu and Emilian Marcu, have expressed their grief over the loss of his significant contributions to the literary and academic landscape.