Ionel Teodoreanu

Ionel Teodoreanu
Born	January 6, 1897 Iași
Died	February 3, 1954 (age 57) Bucharest
Occupation	Novelist , Lawyer
Nationality	Romanian
Genre	Novel

Ionel Teodoreanu (Romanian pronunciation: [joˈnel te.odoˈre̯anu]; January 6, 1897 – February 3, 1954) was a Romanian novelist and lawyer. He is mostly remembered for his books on the themes of childhood and adolescence.

Born in January 1897 in Iaşi into a family of intellectuals, Teodoreanu followed his father Osvald and older brother Păstorel in becoming a lawyer. From 1904 to 1906 he attended the German primary school of Pitar-Moş in Bucharest, until his parents moved back to Iaşi. Between 1908 and 1912 he attended the Boarding High School in Iaşi. He later transferred to the National College, which he attended until he graduated in 1916. Teodoreanu obtained his Law degree in 1919, and began to work as a lawyer, although he was more attracted to literature.

In late 1918, Teodoreanu he was introduced to his future wife, Maria Ştefana Lupaşcu, by Delavrancea's daughters. The two young people became close due to their mutual passion for literature and their disposition towards writing, and they married in 1920. One year later, on February 3, 1921, he became the father of twin boys, Ştefan and Osvald. Ionel Teodoreanu died on February 3, 1954, at 57 in Bucharest.

Teodoreanu made his literary debut in 1919, with the Bunicii ("The Grandparents") sketch, published in the review Însemnări literare (Literary notes). His editorial debut was represented by the short story volume Uliţa copilăriei ("Childhood Lane", 1923). Like his brother Păstorel—a renowned epigrammatist—he was linked to the Romanian Life group led by Garabet Ibrăileanu, who considered him to one of the most promising writers of the generation following World War I. In this environment, Teodoreanu published his classic novel trilogy. La Medeleni between 1925 and 1927.

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