Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (born September 15, 1916 in Valea Albă , Romania , † June 22, 1992 in Paris ) was a Romanian writer and diplomat.
The son of an Orthodox priest attended school in Chișinău and from 1936 studied philosophy and theology at the University of Bucharest and the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg . During the dictatorship of Ion Antonescu he was embassy secretary in the Romanian Foreign Ministry and press attaché of the Romanian embassy in Croatia . He and his wife were interned by American troops as a ministerial official. Finally he went to France in 1948, where he lived in Paris until his death. On May 23, 1963, after successfully completing his theological studies in Heidelberg, he was ordained as an Orthodox priest at the Romanian Archangel Congregation in Paris.
His novels "The Second Chance" and "25 o'clock" were translated into 20 languages, "25 o'clock" was filmed under the title " The 25th Hour " in 1966 by Henri Verneuil with Anthony Quinn in the leading role.
Publications (selection)
- 25 p.m. , Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1950
- The second chance , Ullstein-Verlag, 1957
- Johannes Chrysostomus or Goldmund, the unpleasant admonisher , Bachem, 1960
- Alibi for Limitrof , List, 1964
- The immortals of Agapia , Hegner, 1965
- Gangster Maximilian Perahim , Ullstein-Verlag, 1965
- From 25 p.m. to eternity , Kanisius-Verlag, 1967
Web links
- Literature by and about Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu . Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- ↑ Book presentation . In: Der Spiegel . 14/1961. March 29, 1961. Accessed August 16, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gheorghiu, Constantin Virgil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valea Albă , Romania |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 1992 |
| Place of death | Paris |