Ion Dongorozi (January 4, 1894 – May 20, 1975) was a

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n prose writer. Born in

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, his parents were Dionisie Dongorozi and his wife Ecaterina. After attending Vasile Alecsandri High School in

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,"Dongorozi, Ion"
at the Alexandru and Aristia Aman County Library he studied at the literature and philosophy faculty of the

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, as well as at the pedagogical institute in the same city. He made his published debut after World War I in ''

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'' magazine. His work also appeared in ''Ramuri'', ''Universul literar'', ''Scrisul românesc'', '' Rampa'' and ''Adevărul literar și artistic''. A high school philosophy and geography teacher in

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and

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, he directed the

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from 1926 to 1927. During his tenure, Dongorozi introduced Sunday performances in schools, prisons and barracks; organized conferences featuring prestigious invitees; and held traveling shows throughout

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. He served as

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in 1931. He co-authored textbooks with

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. His short prose, in a picturesque '' Sămănătorist'' style, appeared in a number of volumes: ''Cum s-a despărțit tanti Veronica'', ''Filimon Hâncu'' (1924), ''La hotarul dobrogean'' (1924), ''Signor Berthelotty'' (1926), ''Socoteli greșite'' (1926), ''Examen de bacalaureat'' (1928), ''Ancheta'' (1930), ''Țucu'' (1931), ''Reprezentație de adio'' (1932) and ''Belfer îndrăgostit'' (1934). He also wrote ''Castelul preutesei'' (1943) and ''Chipuri de copii'' (1944). He ceased writing for over a decade before returning with a new ideological outlook. This conformed to the demands of the

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that had assumed power, as exemplified in ''A deraiat un expres'' (1957), ''Vâltori'' (vol. I, 1958) and ''Stea de cinema'' (1971).Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. I, p. 506-07. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004.

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