Eugen Barbu (February 20, 1924 - September 7, 1993) was a modern Romanian novelist, playwright, journalist, and correspondent member of the Romanian Academy, a position which was vehemently criticised by those who contended that he plagiarized in his novel Incognito and for his anti-Semitic campaigns in the newspapers Săptămâna (The Week) and România Mare (Greater Romania) which he founded and led. He also founded, alongside his disciple Corneliu Vadim Tudor, the ultranationalist, xenophobic, anti-semitic and antiamerican Partidul România Mare (Greater Romania Party). February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Corneliu Vadim Tudor (b. ... Great Romania Party campaign poster for the Romanian presidential election, 2004. ...

In the time of the communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceauşescu, he achieved the role of master of the "intellectual" Inquisition. He was the only trusted person allowed to criticise, on both political and literary issues, the Romanian exiled intellectuals or any other writers that were interdicted for the Romanian public. For other people named Ceausescu or CeauÅŸescu, see Ceausescu (disambiguation). ... Pedro Berruguete. ...

In 1977, Barbu won the Herder prize that permitted him to offer his protegé Tudor a scholarship year in Vienna. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

His most famous novel is "Groapa". He wrote also movie scripts. He was married with the actress Marga Barbu.