Pericle Martinescu
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Pericle Martinescu was a Romania
n writer and journalist.
Pericle Martinescu studied Literature and Philosophy at the University of Bucharest
. His first poems appeared in Gazeta Transilvaniei, a local magazine. As a student he contributed to Vremea, România Literară
, Revista Fundaţiilor Regale, Viaţa Literară, Meşterul Manole and Dacia Rediviva.
He his first novel, Adolescenţii din Braşov ("The Braşov
Teenagers") was published in 1936. He also translated numerous works of foreign literature, including Japanese
.
He was, perhaps, one of the earliest followers of Eugen Lovinescu
.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n writer and journalist.
Pericle Martinescu studied Literature and Philosophy at the University of Bucharest
University of Bucharest
The University of Bucharest , in Romania, is a university founded in 1864 by decree of Prince Alexander John Cuza to convert the former Saint Sava Academy into the current University of Bucharest.-Presentation:...
. His first poems appeared in Gazeta Transilvaniei, a local magazine. As a student he contributed to Vremea, România Literară
România Literară
România literară is a cultural and literary magazine from România founded in 1855 by Vasile Alecsandri and published in Iași between January 1, 1855 until December 3, 1855, when it was suppressed. The new series appeared in October 10, 1855 as a continuation of Gazeta literară...
, Revista Fundaţiilor Regale, Viaţa Literară, Meşterul Manole and Dacia Rediviva.
He his first novel, Adolescenţii din Braşov ("The Braşov
Brasov
Brașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
Teenagers") was published in 1936. He also translated numerous works of foreign literature, including Japanese
Japanese literature
Early works of Japanese literature were heavily influenced by cultural contact with China and Chinese literature, often written in Classical Chinese. Indian literature also had an influence through the diffusion of Buddhism in Japan...
.
He was, perhaps, one of the earliest followers of Eugen Lovinescu
Eugen Lovinescu
Eugen Lovinescu was a Romanian modernist literary historian, literary critic, academic, and novelist, who in 1919 established the Sburătorul literary club. He was the father of Monica Lovinescu, and the uncle of Horia Lovinescu, Vasile Lovinescu, and Anton Holban...
.
Published works
- Sunt frate cu un fir de iarbă 1941 (poems in prose)
- Costache Negri 1966 (monograph)
- Retrospecţii literare 1973 (essays)
- Umbre pe pânza vremii 1985 (memoirs)
- Excursie în Ciclade 1996 (travel account)