Otilia Cazimir is a pseudonym for Alexandra Gavrilescu, given by Mihail Sadoveanu and the literary critic Garabet Ibraileanu. She was born is Cotu Vameş a village near Roman in February 12 1894 and she died in 8 June 1967.
She was the fifth child of the teacher George Gavrilescu. She spent her childhood in the village and then she left to Iaşi where she went to high school and university. She remained there for the rest of her life.
She debuted in 1912 in the “Romanian life“ magazine, where she published most of her work. There she met George Topârceanu and among them was a close friend about a true love story.
She loved the children so she started to make literary works for them, like „Toys”, „Night butterflies”. She also wrote autobiographical work, like „Me friend, writers” „ Garden with memories”, “Luchi died”.
For rich literary activity has received numerous awards and distinctions: the Romanian Academy Award (1927), Femina Prize (1928), National Prize for Literature (1937), the Order of Labor (1954).
She was the fifth child of the teacher George Gavrilescu. She spent her childhood in the village and then she left to Iaşi where she went to high school and university. She remained there for the rest of her life.
She debuted in 1912 in the “Romanian life“ magazine, where she published most of her work. There she met George Topârceanu and among them was a close friend about a true love story.
She loved the children so she started to make literary works for them, like „Toys”, „Night butterflies”. She also wrote autobiographical work, like „Me friend, writers” „ Garden with memories”, “Luchi died”.
For rich literary activity has received numerous awards and distinctions: the Romanian Academy Award (1927), Femina Prize (1928), National Prize for Literature (1937), the Order of Labor (1954).
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