Nicolae N. Beldiceanu (May 15, 1881–June 9, 1923) was a

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n short story writer. Born in

Rădășeni Rădășeni is a commune located in Suceava County, Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the n ...

Suceava County Suceava County () is a county (') of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern part of the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper. The county seat and the ...

, his parents were Nicolae Beldiceanu and his wife Aglaia (''née'' Lateș). He studied at the National College in

Iași Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical ...

, where one of his classmates was

Mihail Sadoveanu Mihail Sadoveanu (; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu; 5 November 1880 – 19 October 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as acting President of Romania, head of st ...

, with whom he would later translate

Ivan Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev ( ; rus, links=no, Иван Сергеевич ТургеневIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; – ) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poe ...

's '' Hunting Sketches''. His first book was the 1905 ''Chipuri de la mahala''; this was followed by ''Cea dintâi iubire'' (1906), ''Maica Melania'' (1909), ''Povestiri mărunte'' (1909), ''La un han, odată...'' (1911), ''Neguri'' (1911), ''Chilia dragostei'' (1913) ''Fetița doctorului'' (1914), ''Fântâna balaurului'' (1921) and ''Ospățul'' (1921). Magazines to which he contributed include ''

Sămănătorul ''Sămănătorul'' or ''Semănătorul'' (, Romanian language, Romanian for "The Sower") was a Literary magazine, literary and Political journalism, political magazine published in Romania between 1901 and 1910. Founded by poets Alexandru Vlahuță ...

'', ''

Viața Românească ''Viața Românească'' (, "The Romanian Life") is a monthly literary magazine published in Romania. Formerly the platform of the left-wing traditionalist trend known as poporanism, it is now one of the Writers' Union of Romania's main venues. ...

'', ''Viața socială'', ''

Flacăra ''Flacăra'' (Romanian for "The Flame") is a weekly literary magazine published in Bucharest, Romania. History and profile ''Flacăra'' was started in 1911. The first issue was published on 22 October 1911. The founder was Constantin Banu and t ...

'', '' Luceafărul'' and ''Însemnări literare''. He died in

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , , Hungarian: ''Nagyszeben'', , Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'' or ''Hermestatt'') is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles th ...

. Beldiceanu's works feature ''Sămănătorist'' and ''

Poporanist Poporanism is a Romanian version of nationalism and populism. The word is derived from ''popor'', meaning "people" in Romanian. Founded by Constantin Stere in the early 1890s, Poporanism is distinguished by its opposition to Marxism, promotion of ...

'' touches, showing a sentimental narrator, a naively romantic individual who rarely achieved artistic success.Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. II, p. 179. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004.

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