Claudiu Mihail Florian (born 1969) is a

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n writer. He was born in

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and received a degree in German Studies from the

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest (UB) () is a public university, public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy of Bucharest, P ...

in 1994. After earning an MA degree from the same university in 1996, he obtained a second master's from

Bielefeld University Bielefeld University () is a public university in Bielefeld, Germany. Founded in 1969, it is one of the country's newer universities, and considers itself a "reform" university, following a different style of organization and teaching than the e ...

. Since 2002, he has worked in various diplomatic positions in

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and

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. Florian is also an award-winning writer. His book ''Vârstele jocului. Strada Cetății'' (The Ages of the Game – Citadel Street), published in 2012 by

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, won the

European Union Prize for Literature The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), established in 2009, is a European Union literary award. Its aim is to recognise outstanding new literary talents from all over Europe, to promote the circulation and translation of literature among ...

in 2016.

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