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Camil Petrescu (April 22, 1894 — May 14, 1957) was a Romanian playwright and novelist.

Born in Bucharest, Camil Petrescu lost both his parents early in his life and was raised by a relative (or a nanny from the MoÅŸilor suburb, the sources remain quite unclear on this.)

He went to school at Obor and in Saint Sava high school he then finally wrote his first poem. Very poor, he learned assiduously, worked to support himself, and relatively late — at the age of 29 he commenced his studies at the philosophy at the University of Bucharest.

In 1916, he was drafted into the Armed Forces and sent to the battlefields of then raging WWI, where he was wounded and taken prisoner by the Austro-Hungarians. Released in 1918, he described his war experiences in his 1930 novel "Ultima noapte de dragoste, întaia noapte de război" (The Last Night of Love, the First Night of War). In 1933 he wrote the novel "Patul lui Procust" (Procust's Bed). During his life, Camil Petrescu held the positions of a teacher in Timişoara and of the director of the National Theater in Bucharest. He was also a member of the Academy since 1947.

He died on May 14, 1957 in Bucharest.

Filmography

• Patul lui Procust (2001) (novel Patul lui Procust) aka Bed of Procust a/k/a Procust's Bed (2001) (International: English title)
• Cei care plătesc cu viaÅ£a (1991) aka Those Who Pay with Their Lives (1991)
• Mitică Popescu (1984) (play)
• Iată femeia pe care o iubesc (1981) (TV) (play)
• Ultima noapte de dragoste (1979) (novel Ultima noapte de dragoste, întîia noapte de război) a/k/a Last Night of Love, The (1979)

Books

• Patul lui Procust (The bed of Procust)
• Ultima noapte de dragoste, întâia noapte de război (The last night of love, the first night of war)
• Doctrina substantei (The Doctrine of Substance) - philosophy - 1940

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