Neagu Rădulescu (December 26, 1912 – February 3, 1972) was a

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n prose writer and

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Early years

Born in

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, his parents were Petru Rădulescu, a clerk, and his wife Ecaterina, a ballerina. He attended Sfântul Iosif primary school and

Saint Sava National College The Saint Sava National College (Romanian language, Romanian: ''Colegiul Național Sfântul Sava''), Bucharest, named after Sabbas the Sanctified, is the oldest and one of the most prestigious high schools in Romania. It was founded in 1694, ...

in his native city, followed by the literature and philosophy faculty of the

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from 1931 to 1936.

Career

His written debut took place in ''Revista Liceului "Sf. Sava"'' in 1927. Publications that ran his work include ''Cronica'', ''Facla'', ''Viața literară'', and ''Reporter'', and after 1944, ''

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'', '' Luceafărul'' and ''Tribuna''. In 1931, he founded ''XY'' magazine. This was followed in 1933 by ''Herald'', a literary newsletter he launched together with Miron Suru. Contributors to the latter publication included

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and

Anton Holban Anton Holban (; 10 February 1902, in Huşi – 15 January 1937, in Bucharest) was a Romanian novelist. He was the nephew of Eugen Lovinescu. The son of Gheorghe Holban (whom had from his father’s side Germanic ancestry) and Antoaneta Lovin ...

. Rădulescu's first book was ''Dragostea noastră cea de toate zilele'' (1934), a short story collection. Other volumes of sketches and short stories are ''Nimic despre Japonia'' (1935), ''4 pe trimestrul 2'' (1942) and ''Fetele au crescut'' (1943). His novels are ''Sunt soldat și călăreț'' (1937), ''Napoleon fugea repede'' (1947), and ''Paiațe'' (1947). He also published albums of caricatures and children's books. ''Turnul Babel'', which appeared in 1940 and had reached a third edition by 1946, pleasantly depicts a panorama of the literary world at the end of the interwar period. The commentary and illustrations come from an author who frequented literary cafés, a humorist with lyrical and evocative tendencies.Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. II, p. 462. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Radulescu, Neagu 1912 births 1972 deaths Writers from Bucharest Saint Sava National College alumni University of Bucharest alumni Romanian novelists Romanian male short story writers Romanian short story writers Romanian children's writers Romanian caricaturists Romanian magazine founders