Culture - Literature - Ioan Slavici

IOAN SLAVICI
(1848-1925)

1848 Our vigorous prose writer (great friend of Eminescu) is born in the year of the Revolution, at Siria, on January 18. He is the second child of the furrier Sava Slavici and Elena, born Borlea.
1854-1858 Goes to "Greek-Orthodoxe" school from his village, having D. Vostinari as teacher.
1859-1860 Repeats the 4th class, to be able go to highschool.
1860-1865 Highschool in Arad, being hosted like his heroes from Budulea Taichii.
1865-1867 6th and 7th class at the Piarist highschool in Timisoara.
1867-1868 The 8th class in a private Hungarian highschool in Arad.
1868 His school leaving examination at Satu-Mare. In the autumn he begins the University from Budapest.
1869 In January he is seak, interrupts the University and returns to Siria. In April starts the University in Wien, but in August is secretary of the notary from Comlaus. In the autumn he is again in Wien, in the army, being also at the Law University. Now starts the life time friendship with Eminescu, Eminescu being also student in the capital of Habsburgical empire. He speaks fluently in German and Hungarian. His younger Moldavian friend will stimulate him to write literature in Romanian (as it was said Eminescu will do the same with Ion Creanga too).
1870 Take his "state examination".
1871 Debut at Convorbiri literare with Fata de birau (comedy). In this summer he organises, together with Eminescu, the pan-Romanian festivities from Putna.
1872 Is published his first story Zâna zorilor. His work from the begining (love even today by the children) are mostly stories Ileana cea sireata, Florita de codru, Doi feti cu stea în frunte).
1874 Come to Iasi and reads at Junimea Popa Tanda. After he goes to Bucharest where he settles down.
1875 He marries Ecaterina Szöke Magyarosy. Travels in Wien and Budapest, in the autumn is named by Titu Maiorescu teacher at "Matei Basarab" highschool from Bucharest.
1877 Enters the editorial staff of the newspaper Timpul.
1878 Publishes Gura satului.
1880 The short story Budulea Taichii.
1881 Volume Novele din popor, with all his prose works, including his masterpiece Moara cu noroc.
1884 Sets up at Sibiu the newspaper Tribuna, where G. Cosbuc will come too.
1885 Because of some articles in which he claims the right of Romanians, he is imprisoned by the Hungarian authorities, but the Court of assizes frees him. Divorce of his first wife Ecaterina.
1886 Marries in Sibiu Eleonora Tanasescu, and in the autumn his first boy is born, Titu Liviu.
Having a press law suit he is convicted for 3 days in prison.
1888 Opening night of his historical drama Gaspar Gratiani at the National theater from Bucharest. Convicted by the Court of assizes from Cluj to one year of prison. begins his detention at Vat (Hungary).
1889 His second child is born Lavinia Ioana Iosefina, during his prisonement. At July 10 he come out of the prison.
1890 Returns to Bucharest. Teacher at "Elena Doamna" asylum. Is born his third child, Ion Marcel.
1891 Is born his fourth child, Fulvia, but not the last (he was following the family tradition, where they were five children).
1892 Become Romanian citizen. Publishes Novele volumes I-II.
1894 Together with Cosbuc and Caragiale, edites in Bucharest Vatra. Publishes the novel Mara, in fefeuilleton.
1894 Is born Elena, his fifth child.
1897 Is born Lavinia, his sixth child.
1902 Publishes the novel Din batrâni, awarded by the Romanian Academy.
1914 Runs Ziua, filogerman newspaper, in which he is for the neutrality of Romania in the first world war.
1916 Is arrested and imprisoned at "Domnesti" fort, and next in the "Luvru" hotel. During the German ocupation writes progerman articles.
1919 After the peace treaty and the return of the King Ferdinand and of the Government from Moldova, Slavici is arrested again, judged and convicted to 5 years in prison, but he is released in the same year. But, because hil progerman convinctions, his is looked at with hostility.
1921 Publishes his autobiographical volume Închisorile mele, in which he justify his activity from Transylvania and Romania.
1923 The novel Cel din urma Armas.
1924 The volume Amintiri (valuable memories about Eminescu, Caragiale, Creanga, Cosbuc, Maiorescu).
1925 Ill and tiered by an agitated life, with law suits and detentions in prison, he take refuge at his daughter in Panciu, in a vineyard same as that from Siria. At August 17 he dies, being burried in the Brazi hermitage. Gala Galation reads the farewell speach...

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1848	Our vigorous prose writer (great friend of Eminescu) is born in the year of the Revolution, at Siria, on January 18. He is the second child of the furrier Sava Slavici and Elena, born Borlea.
1854-1858	Goes to "Greek-Orthodoxe" school from his village, having D. Vostinari as teacher.
1859-1860	Repeats the 4th class, to be able go to highschool.
1860-1865	Highschool in Arad, being hosted like his heroes from Budulea Taichii.
1865-1867	6th and 7th class at the Piarist highschool in Timisoara.
1867-1868	The 8th class in a private Hungarian highschool in Arad.
1868	His school leaving examination at Satu-Mare. In the autumn he begins the University from Budapest.
1869	In January he is seak, interrupts the University and returns to Siria. In April starts the University in Wien, but in August is secretary of the notary from Comlaus. In the autumn he is again in Wien, in the army, being also at the Law University. Now starts the life time friendship with Eminescu, Eminescu being also student in the capital of Habsburgical empire. He speaks fluently in German and Hungarian. His younger Moldavian friend will stimulate him to write literature in Romanian (as it was said Eminescu will do the same with Ion Creanga too).
1870	Take his "state examination".
1871	Debut at Convorbiri literare with Fata de birau (comedy). In this summer he organises, together with Eminescu, the pan-Romanian festivities from Putna.
1872	Is published his first story Zâna zorilor. His work from the begining (love even today by the children) are mostly stories Ileana cea sireata, Florita de codru, Doi feti cu stea în frunte).
1874	Come to Iasi and reads at Junimea Popa Tanda. After he goes to Bucharest where he settles down.
1875	He marries Ecaterina Szöke Magyarosy. Travels in Wien and Budapest, in the autumn is named by Titu Maiorescu teacher at "Matei Basarab" highschool from Bucharest.
1877	Enters the editorial staff of the newspaper Timpul.
1878	Publishes Gura satului.
1880	The short story Budulea Taichii.
1881	Volume Novele din popor, with all his prose works, including his masterpiece Moara cu noroc.
1884	Sets up at Sibiu the newspaper Tribuna, where G. Cosbuc will come too.
1885	Because of some articles in which he claims the right of Romanians, he is imprisoned by the Hungarian authorities, but the Court of assizes frees him. Divorce of his first wife Ecaterina.
1886	Marries in Sibiu Eleonora Tanasescu, and in the autumn his first boy is born, Titu Liviu. Having a press law suit he is convicted for 3 days in prison.
1888	Opening night of his historical drama Gaspar Gratiani at the National theater from Bucharest. Convicted by the Court of assizes from Cluj to one year of prison. begins his detention at Vat (Hungary).
1889	His second child is born Lavinia Ioana Iosefina, during his prisonement. At July 10 he come out of the prison.
1890	Returns to Bucharest. Teacher at "Elena Doamna" asylum. Is born his third child, Ion Marcel.
1891	Is born his fourth child, Fulvia, but not the last (he was following the family tradition, where they were five children).
1892	Become Romanian citizen. Publishes Novele volumes I-II.
1894	Together with Cosbuc and Caragiale, edites in Bucharest Vatra. Publishes the novel Mara, in fefeuilleton.
1894	Is born Elena, his fifth child.
1897	Is born Lavinia, his sixth child.
1902	Publishes the novel Din batrâni, awarded by the Romanian Academy.
1914	Runs Ziua, filogerman newspaper, in which he is for the neutrality of Romania in the first world war.
1916	Is arrested and imprisoned at "Domnesti" fort, and next in the "Luvru" hotel. During the German ocupation writes progerman articles.
1919	After the peace treaty and the return of the King Ferdinand and of the Government from Moldova, Slavici is arrested again, judged and convicted to 5 years in prison, but he is released in the same year. But, because hil progerman convinctions, his is looked at with hostility.
1921	Publishes his autobiographical volume Închisorile mele, in which he justify his activity from Transylvania and Romania.
1923	The novel Cel din urma Armas.
1924	The volume Amintiri (valuable memories about Eminescu, Caragiale, Creanga, Cosbuc, Maiorescu).
1925	Ill and tiered by an agitated life, with law suits and detentions in prison, he take refuge at his daughter in Panciu, in a vineyard same as that from Siria. At August 17 he dies, being burried in the Brazi hermitage. Gala Galation reads the farewell speach...