Author · Moldova
Constantin Negruzzi
Died in 1868
Constantin Negruzzi, also known as Costache, was born in 1808 in Trifeștii Vechi, now Hermeziu, near Iași; his mother died the following year. Having taken refuge in Bessarabia during the troubles of 1821, he met Pushkin there and translated one of his poems for his literary debut. Elected deputy in 1837, he ran the Iași theatre with Mihail Kogălniceanu and Vasile Alecsandri and was elected head of the city in 1840. Twice confined to his estates, he took no part in the movement of 1848, and died on 24 August 1868.
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- Short storiesAlexandru LăpușneanulConstantin Negruzzi · 1840not translated into EnglishLiterature