Demostene Botez
Demostene Botez (July 2, 1893 – March 18, 1973) was a Romanian poet and prose writer.
Born in
University of Iași. He made his published debut in 1911, in the Iași-based Arhiva magazine. After seeing frontline action during World War I, he published the short poetry book Munții (1918), which was prefaced by Garabet Ibrăileanu and received the Romanian Academy's Adamache literary prize. He practiced law in Iași and in Bucharest for several decades,[1] which allowed him to write in relaxed fashion without material cares.[2]
While still a high school student, Botez entered the literary circle surrounding Fyodor Dostoyevsky.[2]
After the rise of the
Romanian Writers' Union.[1]
Notes
- ^ ISBN 973-697-758-7
- ^ a b c d (in Romanian) Alex. Ștefănescu, "Demostene Botez", in România Literară, nr. 10/2003
- ^ ISBN 978-90-04-21617-4
- ^ (in Romanian) Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent at the Romanian Academy site
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