From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexandra Ares
Alexandra Ares
Alexandra Ares (born as Alexandra Grigorescu, • "Dream Junkies" (Polirom Publishing House,
Bucharest) is a bilingual Romanian American writer liv- Romania, translated in Romanian by Larisa
ing in New York, NY. She is a columnist and editor of Copaceanu as "Visatoarele", 2008.)[4]
Manhattan Chronicles[1], novelist, playwright, screen-
writer[2], TV producer/director and a former theater
critic for print and television.
Films
Her documentary films include: “A Certain State of Mind”
1995. “Les Danaides in New York” starred George Ivascu -
Life 1997, “Profile Victor Rebengiuc” – 1993 and “Avignon 94”
Alexandra was born during the regime of Nicolae Ceaus- and “Avignon 95” - two films about the international the-
escu, to a prolific playwright and poet father (Dinu Grig- ater festival of Avignon. 45 mins each.
orescu) who later became the deputy Governor of
Bucharest and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of
Romania, and a French teacher mother (Despina Grig-
All Works in Chronological
orescu). After the fall of communism Alexandra enrolled Order
at the Faculty of Theater and Drama in Bucharest
• "Dream Junkies" (EN, written in 2005) - novel, Smart
(UNATC) where she received both her undergraduate de-
Media New York/Create Space, 2011
gree and her PhD in 2007 while also working in TV. She
was editor and scorer of TVR Theater before moving to
ISBN-13: 978-1461087038; ISBN -10: 1461087
New York in 1998 and changing her last name to Ares,
through marriage. She become an American citizen in • "The Other Girl" (EN, written in 2010) - novel, Smart Me-
2004, after a career including being a foreign correspon- dia New York/Create Space, 2011
dent for Romanian TV and a producer/writer for CBS.
She is a member of the Writers Union of Romania and ISBN-13: 978-1460992531; ISBN-10: 1460992
of Dramatist Guild of America, and publisher of
www.ManhattanChronicles.com. She currently works as • "My Life on Craigslist" (EN written in 2009) - novel,
a communications consultant in the UN system.[3] Smart Media New York/Create Space, 2011
ISBN -13: 978-1460985823; ISBN -10: 14609
Works in English
Novels: • "MenHeaven" - screenplay (EN, 2009-2010) unproduced,
• "My Life on Craigslist" - Ebook edition, Independent New York
Publisher; Paperback Trade Edition- Smart Media • "Visatoarele" (RO, Dream Junkies, translation to Ro-
New York/Create Space manian by Larisa Copaceanu) - novel, Polirom, 2008,
• "The Other Girl" - Ebook and Paperback, Smart Bucharest
Media New York/Create Space
• "Dream Junkies" - Ebook and Paperback, Smart ISBN: 978-973-46-1053-2
Media New York/Create Space
• "Teatrul American 1980-Present" (RO) - Teza de Doctor-
Plays:
at Bucharest, UNATC, 2007
• "Waking Beauty" - The English Version
ISBN: N/A
Works in Romanian
• "Frumoasa Adormita si Trezita/Waking Beauty" (RO/
• "Sam Shepard - A Rebel of Rigoris Mortis" EN) - drama, Ghepardul 2006, Bucharest
(nonfiction, Aldine Publishing House,
Bucharest,2005) ISBN - 10: 973-87926-0-6; ISBN - 13: 978-
• "Stranded in the past" (short stories, Editura Cartea
Romaneasca, Bucharest 2005) • INDOIALA (DOUBT by John Patrick Shanley - Translation
• "Waking Beauty" (a bilingual play, Ghepardul from EN to RO/Traducere din EN in RO Copyright inreg-
Publishing House, Bucharest, 2006) istrat in Romania, 2006
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexandra Ares
• DIRTY STORY (by John Patrick Shanley) - Transla- [4] http://www.mayra.ro/timp-liber/cronici/pe-raft/
tion from EN to RO/Traducere din EN in RO Copywright visatoarele-de-alexandra-ares.html
inregistrat in Romania, 2006.
• "Sam Shepard, Un Rebel al Rigorii Mortale" (RO, Sam
Shepard a Rebel of Rigoris Morrtis) - Aldine, 2005
External links
• Homepage
ISBN 973-87034-7-6 • blog
Persondata
• "Exilata in Trecut" (RO, Stranded in the Past) - Cartea
Romaneasca, Bucharest, 2005, (short stories written be- Name Ares, Alexandra
tween 1983- 1993); ISBN 973-23-1442-7 Alternative names
Short description
References Date of birth
[1] Manhattan Chronicles Place of birth
[2] [1] Date of death
[3] http://europeandcis.undp.org/poverty/show/ Place of death
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