Anișoara Odeanu
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May 28, 1912
Pădureni, Timiș, Kingdom of Romania
Lugoj, Socialist Republic of Romania
Anișoara Odeanu | |
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 Anișoara Odeanu, 1933 | |
| Born | Doina Stella Grațiana Peteanu May 28, 1912 Pădureni, Timiș, Kingdom of Romania |
| Died | September 1, 1972 (aged 60) Lugoj, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
| Spouse | Dan Crivetz |
Anișoara Odeanu (28 May 1912 – 1 September 1972), also known as Doina Stella Grațiana Peteanu, was a Romanian journalist, poet, and prose writer during the interwar period.
She was born in Pădureni, Timiș County,[1] the daughter of a well known folklorist.[2] Her friend and mentor was the celebrated Romanian author Camil Petrescu.[3]
Career
Odeanu began writing as a child; her first poem was published at the age of 9 in her hometown.[4] From 1929 to 1933, she studied at the Faculty of Letters in Bucharest. After graduation, she began studying law at the University of Bucharest and graduated in 1936.[5]
Her debut novel was published in 1934 and was favourably reviewed by Romanian critics; George Călinescu referred to her as the first ingenue of female Romanian literature.[4]
During the war, she wrote for the Romanian propaganda division.[5]
Later years
Eventually her writing fell out of fashion; her work was rehabilitated in 1965 and her first novel, Într-un cămin de domnișoare, was republished.[3] In 1972, she committed suicide the day after the death of her husband, Dan Crivetz.[6][7][better source needed]