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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Romanian writer
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Male
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Birth:
10 February 1902(Huși, Vaslui County, Romania)
Death:
15 January 1937(Bucharest, Romania)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Anton Holban (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈton holˈban]; 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 and Antoaneta Lovinescu, he was a writer, French teacher and theoretician of the novel. He first read fragments of his novels at his uncle's literary club - Sburatorul, and this is considered to be his debut.
Major works
Novels
- Romanul lui Mirel, 1929
- O moarte care nu dovedeşte nimic, 1931
- Parada dascălilor, 1932
- Ioana, 1934
- Jocurile Daniei (posthumous publication in 1971)