Editing Marin Preda (section)

== Personal life ==
In 1955, Preda married the poet [[Aurora Cornu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scriitoarea Aurora Cornu, prima sotie a lui Marin Preda, a incetat din viata. A fost cea care l-a convins sa publice "Morometii" |url=https://ziare.com/cultura/stiri-cultura/scriitoarea-aurora-cornu-prima-so-ie-a-lui-marin-preda-a-incetat-din-viata-1667344 |access-date=7 November 2021 |website=Ziare.com}}</ref> Their love letters were published posthumously. They divorced in 1959.

He then married Eta Vexler, who later immigrated to France in the early 1970s, ending their marriage.

Preda married a third time, to Elena Mitev.<ref name="archive.vn_2011-06-16">{{Citation |title=Marin Preda la sfîrșit |url=http://catavencu.ro/marin-preda-la-sfirsit-12764 |newspaper=archive.vn |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110616133306/http://catavencu.ro/marin-preda-la-sfirsit-12764 |access-date=28 April 2020 |archive-date=16 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The couple had two sons, Nicolae and Alexandru.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AdamPopescu |first=de |title=Marin Preda, casatorit cu o evreica |url=https://evz.ro/marin-preda-casatorit-cu-o-evreica-746045.html |access-date=7 November 2021 |website=Evz.ro|date=11 February 2007 }}</ref>

Between 1975 and 1980 he lived in Bucharest at Strada Pictor Alexandru Romano no. 21; the home now displays a plaque dedicated to the author.