About: Silviu Craciunas

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Silviu Craciunas (in Romanian: Crăciunaș; 1914–1998) was a Romanian writer, best known for his 1961 book The Lost Footsteps. That is his account of imprisonment, alleged torture and persecution at the hands of the Communists. The book was praised when it came out in the West in 1961, receiving positive reviews in The Economist and the Times Literary Supplement among others. However, it has since been alleged that Craciunas was actually a double agent in the pay of the Romanian Communist secret police, the Securitate, and parts of his book were authored by the secret police for disinformation purposes.

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  • Silviu Craciunas (in Romanian: Crăciunaș; 1914–1998) was a Romanian writer, best known for his 1961 book The Lost Footsteps. That is his account of imprisonment, alleged torture and persecution at the hands of the Communists. The book was praised when it came out in the West in 1961, receiving positive reviews in The Economist and the Times Literary Supplement among others. However, it has since been alleged that Craciunas was actually a double agent in the pay of the Romanian Communist secret police, the Securitate, and parts of his book were authored by the secret police for disinformation purposes. (en)
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  • Silviu Craciunas (in Romanian: Crăciunaș; 1914–1998) was a Romanian writer, best known for his 1961 book The Lost Footsteps. That is his account of imprisonment, alleged torture and persecution at the hands of the Communists. The book was praised when it came out in the West in 1961, receiving positive reviews in The Economist and the Times Literary Supplement among others. However, it has since been alleged that Craciunas was actually a double agent in the pay of the Romanian Communist secret police, the Securitate, and parts of his book were authored by the secret police for disinformation purposes. (en)
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  • Silviu Craciunas (en)
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