Biography Ioan Alexandru Brătescu-Voinești

cover of brătescu-voinești s sketches , novellas in esperanto edition of 1927

his first book 1903 nuvele și schițe, enlarged , re-edited În lumea dreptății (1906), followed Întuneric și lumină (1912), after fiction gave way opinion journalism, collected În slujba păcei (1919). in 1912, served interim director of national theatre bucharest. in 1913, served platoon commander in second balkan war; amused respect troops showed due white hair, became vehement pacifist experience. caused break viața românească, believed leading public opinion in wrong direction. credited co-writing 1915 play sorana alongside a. de herz, later claimed latter had not contributed single line. reissued play in 1920 without herz name on cover, prompting latter sue , win case. 1918 1919, worked on dacia , lamura, magazines headed vlahuță and, following latter s death, alone 1919 1922. task @ dacia, communicated government sources, discredit had collaborated country s german occupiers during world war (of herz emblematic). brătescu-voinești , chief declined so, nevertheless received warnings potential targets such tudor arghezi.

brătescu-voinești evoked medium of crumbling ancient boyar class , uncomplicated structure, of small-time provincial clerks; characters unable adapt modern world, souls filled candor, hurt when come contact brutal bourgeois world, incapable of withstanding impact of lies , injustice. although romantic, material handled using classic, direct, simple, confessional tone. sympathetic participation in destinies narrates gives prose intensely lyrical flavor, helps account charm , popularity.

move toward politics

after entering political life, member of parliament continuously 1907 until 1940, , served secretary of assembly of deputies 1914 1940. member of national liberal party 1907 1914. elected corresponding member of romanian academy in 1908, advanced titular member in 1918. between 1920 , 1940, published sporadically: rătăcire (1923), firimituri (1929), cu undița (1933) , din pragul apusului (1935). between 1920 , 1932, wrote school textbooks in collaboration other authors.

starting in 1937, veered toward fascism, setting forth theories in programmatic pamphlets: huliganism? (1938), strigăte de alarmă în chestia evreiască (1940) , germanofobie? (1942). transition surprising: other pacifist essays of 1919, brătescu-voinești had heretofore not made waves within conservative circles. beginning anti-semitic press campaign of 1937, passed through stages of romanian anti-semitism, popular , traditional form politically , ideologically radical variant. declared follower of mihail eminescu s nationalism , unreserved admirer of a. c. cuza, proudly called himself hooligan , praised hitlerism , stood beside ion antonescu during world war ii, backing racial laws , deportation of jews. brătescu-voinești friends antonescu, in march 1943 granted him interview in thanked germany supporting efforts rid country of parasites , internal enemies, , pledged continue fight until jewish bolshevism eradicated.

in 1942 originea neamului românesc și limbii noastre, built on discredited pre-world war theories of nicolae densușianu claim romance languages of dacian origin, romans descended geto-dacians, latin literary form of dacian, , italian, french , spanish had romanian roots. near end of life, engaged in polemic against rising romanian communist party: eschewing invective , incitement of other romanian fascists, adopted feeble biologism, claiming marxist doctrine contradicted example of wasps, bees, ants , termites. concurrently, scînteia , other newspapers affiliated party hurled copious epithets @ aging figure, denouncing wartime collaborationism , printed output.