Mateiu Caragiale
Novelist, Author
1885 – 1936
Who was Mateiu Caragiale?
Mateiu Ion Caragiale was a Romanian poet and prose writer, best known for his novel Craii de Curtea-Veche, which portrays the milieu of boyar descendants before and after World War I. Caragiale's style, associated with Symbolism, the Decadent movement of the fin de siècle, and early modernism, was an original element in the Romanian literature of the interwar period. In other late contributions, Caragiale pioneered detective fiction locally, but there is disagreement over whether his work in the field produced a complete narrative or just fragments. The scarcity of writings he left is contrasted by their critical acclaim and a large, mostly posthumous, following, commonly known as mateists.
Also known as an amateur heraldist and graphic artist, the young Caragiale published his works sporadically, seeking instead to impose himself in politics and pursuing a career in the civil service. He was associated with the Conservative-Democratic Party, and then the People's League, and ultimately raised controversy by supporting the Central Powers during their occupation of Romania.
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- Born
- Mar 25, 1885
Bucharest - Also known as
- Mateiu Ion Caragiale
- Matei Caragiale
- Matheiu Caragiale
- Mateiŭ Caragiale
- Parents
- Spouses
- Marica Sion
(1923 - )
- Marica Sion
- Nationality
- Romania
- Profession
- Education
- University of Bucharest
- Lived in
- Bucharest
- Died
- Jan 17, 1936
Bucharest
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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