Paul Cernat (born August 5, 1972 in

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. He has a Ph.D. summa cum laude in

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. Cernat has been a member of the Writers' Union of Romania since 2009. As of 2013, he is lecturer of Romanian literature in the Department of History of the

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1972 births Academic staff of the University of Bucharest Living people Romanian essayists {{Romania-writer-stub