The Modern Novel

Biography

Ion Sadoveanu was born Iancu-Leonte Marinescu in Bucharest in 1893. His father was a doctor. He studied philosophy in Bucharest and Paris. During World War I, he worked for the Ministry of the Interior and then became inspector of theatres, eventually becoming director general of theatres and opera. He subsequently became a newspaper editor before becoming director of the National Theatre in Bucharest. His earlier work was in poetry and drama and drama criticism but he later wrote novels. He also translated classic works of European literature into Romanian. He died in 1964.

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Ion Marin Sadoveanu
Ion Marin Sadoveanu (in Romanian)
Ion Marin Sadoveanu (in Romanian)