Victor Eftimiu (; 24 January 1889 – 27 November 1972) was a Romanian

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and

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. He was a contributor to ''

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'', a Romanian literary magazine. His works have been performed in the State Jewish Theater of Romania. Eftimiu was of Albanian origin, but also had Aromanian descent through his father Gheorghe Eftimiu, a merchant. Eftimiu's mother was Maria Eftimiu, née Cociu. Victor Eftimiu was born in Boboshticë near

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. In 1905, he emigrated from Albania to Romania, where he found work as a theatre manager in 1913. He published several books of poetry, and wrote comedies and satirical pieces for the theatre. He also wrote a volume of Romanian

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s, and several children's books. He wrote also criticisms and articles for numerous magazines. He died in 1972 and was buried at Bellu Cemetery. Eftimiu lived in a house next to the Cișmigiu Gardens, in central Bucharest. The street where the house is located is named after him; a , sculpted by Dimitrie Paciurea in 1929, is in the house's garden. Streets in Arad,

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, and

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are also named after him.

Works

Plays

* '' Înșir-te mărgărite'' (1911) * '' Cocoșul negru'' (1913) * ''Rapsozii'' (1913) * ''Napoleon'' (1914) * ''Akim'' (1914) * ''Ringala'' (1915) * ''Prometeu'' (1920) * '' Inspectorul broaștelor'' (1922) * ''Comoara'' (1922) * '' Dansul milioanelor'' (1922) * ''Don Juan'' (1922) * ''Thebaida'' (1924) * '' Meșterul Manole'' (1925) * ''Glafira'' (1926) * ''Fantoma celei care va veni'' (1928) * '' Omul care a văzut moartea'' (1928) * '' Marele duhovnic'' (1929) * ''Daniela'' (1931) * ''Theochrys'' (1932) * ''Poiana de aur'' (1933) * ''Stele căzătoare'' (1936) * ''Atrizii'' (1939) * '' Haiducii'' (1947) * ''Doctor Faust - vrăjitor'' (1957) * '' Parada'' (1959) * '' Halatul alb'' (1959) * '' Omul de piatră'' (1966) * '' Fetele Didinei'' (1968) * '' Pană Lesnea Rusalim'' * '' Strămoșii'' * '' Crinul vieții''

Poems

* ''Poemele singurătății'' (1912) * ''Candele stinse'' (1915) * ''Lebedele sacre'' (1920) * ''Cântecul milei'' (1925) * ''Noaptea subterană'' (1933) * ''Oglinzile'' (1939) * ''Cântecul mamei și al copilului'' (1939) * ''13 decembrie și alte poeme'' (1947) * ''Odă limbii române'' (1957) * ''Soliile terestre'' (1961) * ''Poezii'' (1964) * ''Crizanteme''

References

1889 births 1972 deaths Writers from Korçë People from Manastir vilayet Albanian people of Aromanian descent Romanian people of Aromanian descent People from the Ottoman Empire of Aromanian descent Albanian expatriates in Romania 20th-century Romanian poets Romanian male poets Romanian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Romanian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Romanian male writers Chairpersons of the National Theatre Bucharest Titular members of the Romanian Academy Burials at Bellu Cemetery Recipients of the Legion of Honour {{Albania-writer-stub