In 1965, he became vice-president of "Uniunea Scriitorilor" (Writers' Union) and in 1970 the director of "Cartea Românească" publishing house, keeping this job until his death. His novel Moromeţii, was awarded the State Literature Prize in 1956. In 1945 he was hired as a proofreader at România liberă ("Free Romania") newspaper, and beginning with 1952 served as an editor at the cultural magazine Viaţa Românească ("Romanian Life"). Between 19 he served in the army, which was to inspire some of his later works. It was included in his debut volume of 1948, Întâlnirea din pământuri. It was written in 1943 and read in Eugen Lovinescu's literary circle, Sburătorul ("The Flier"). His first novella was called Calul ("The Horse"). He moved to Bucharest in 1940 and became a proofreader at Timpul ("Times") magazine. He first studied at school in his home village, then schools in Abrud and Cristur-Odorhei. Preda was born in Teleorman county, in a village called Siliştea-Gumeşti, into a family of peasants.
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