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Moromeții
„Scriind, totdeauna am admirat ceva, o creatie preexistenta, care mi-a fermecat nu numai copilaria, ci si maturitatea: eroul preferat, Moromete, care a existat in realitate, a fost tatal meu. Acest sentiment a ramas stabil si profund pentru toata viata, si de aceea cruzimea, cat si josnicia, omorurile si spanzurarile intalnite des la Rebreanu si Sadoveanu si existente, de altfel, si in viata taranilor nu si-au mai gasit loc si in lumea mea scaldata in lumina eterna a zilei de vara. In realitate, in amintire imi zac fapte de violenta fara masura si chipuri intunecoase, infernale, dar pana acum nu le-am gasit un sens... Poate ca nici nu au!?“, Marian Preda
„Tatal real pe care il invoca in fragmentul citat mai inainte este, desigur, un simbol al acestei lumi scaldate in lumina eterna a zilei de vara, dar Ilie Moromete, varianta lui din roman, este creatia fictiunii epice, este un veritabil erou de roman. Nu stiu si, pana la urma, nici nu intereseaza aproape deloc daca scriitorul a pornit de la un prototip sau l-a inventat pur si simplu. Importanta, cu adevarat, este doar veridicitatea lui literara. Si la acest capitol lucrurile sunt clare in Morometii I-II: Ilie Moromete este un personaj memorabil, un personaj care a coborat din carte in viata cu identitatea data de Marin Preda. Asa se intampla de regula cu personajele din marile romane ale literaturii...“, Eugen Simion
„Tatal real pe care il invoca in fragmentul citat mai inainte este, desigur, un simbol al acestei lumi scaldate in lumina eterna a zilei de vara, dar Ilie Moromete, varianta lui din roman, este creatia fictiunii epice, este un veritabil erou de roman. Nu stiu si, pana la urma, nici nu intereseaza aproape deloc daca scriitorul a pornit de la un prototip sau l-a inventat pur si simplu. Importanta, cu adevarat, este doar veridicitatea lui literara. Si la acest capitol lucrurile sunt clare in Morometii I-II: Ilie Moromete este un personaj memorabil, un personaj care a coborat din carte in viata cu identitatea data de Marin Preda. Asa se intampla de regula cu personajele din marile romane ale literaturii...“, Eugen Simion
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Marin Preda
52 books323 followersMarin Preda was one of the best-known post-World War II Romanian writers.
He was born in the Teleorman county, at Silistea-Gumesti, in the family of Tudor Calarasu.
He finished the first 7 classes in this village, he was then educated at the Normal School in Abrud, next at Cristuru-Odorhei, and after that in Bucharest.
He graduated the capacity exam, but eventually stopped going to school because of various reasons.
He became clerk at the Institute for Statistics in Bucharest, he was then press corrector at Timpul magazine, where he also made his debut in 1942 with the short story Pârlitu.
Encouraged, he published prose and was remarked by Eugen Lovinescu at the Sburatorul literary club.
His editorial debut is in 1948 with the novel Întâlnirea din pamânturi. The young novelist paid his tribute to the socialist reality, as the majority of the writers from the "ploretarian dictature" period (Desfasurarea s.o.).
His first masterpiece was the novel Morometii (vol. I - 1955; vol. II - 1967), which was also used for a successful movie in 1987.
Marin Preda published the novels Risipitorii in 1962, Intrusul in 1968, Marele singuratic in 1972, Delirul in 1975, and his second masterpiece Cel mai iubit dintre pamânteni in 1980, regarded as a violent critique of communism. After a few short weeks on the market, the novel was withdrawn from all public, university, and school libraries and all bookshops.
Shortly after the publication of his last novel, he was found dead, in his creation room from the Mogosoaia Palace, in Bucharest. He died in a suspect way, in 1980, on May 16, leaving many legends related to his passing away, taking into account that he was known for his cold attitude towards the authorities.
La 5 august 1922, în comuna Siliștea-Gumești, plasa Balaci, județul Teleorman, se naște Marin Preda, fiu al lui Tudor Călărașu, „de profesie plugar", și al Joiței Preda. Copilul va purta numele mamei, întrucât părinții nu încheiaseră o căsătorie legală, numai astfel Joița Preda putea primi pensie în continuare ca văduvă de război.
Joița venea cu două fete din prima căsătorie: Măria (poreclită Alboaica - după numele bărbatului) și Mița (Tita). Tudor Călărașu avea și el trei băieți cu prima soție care-i murise: Ilie (Paraschiv), Gheorghe (Achim) și Ion (Nilă). În familia celor doi soți se mai nasc: Ilinca, Marin și Alexandru (Sae).
Copilul Marin Preda își petrece copilăria în această familie numeroasă care – în ciuda celor două loturi de pământ „primite la împroprietărire” – nu este lipsită de griji.
În 1937, evitând Școala Normală din Alexandria (pe atunci, reședința județului fiind la Turnu Măgurele), unde taxele erau prea mari, se prezintă la Școala Normală din Câmpulung-Muscel, dar este respins la vizita medicală din cauza miopiei. (Fiecare județ având o școală de învățători, erau preferați la examene cei din județul respectiv.)
Tatăl intenționează acum să-l dea la o școală de meserii. Intervine însă salvator librarul Constantin Păun din Miroși, de la care elevul Marin Preda își procura cărți, și îl duce la Școala Normală din Abrud, unde reușește la examenul de bursă cu nota 10. Se integrează vieții de normalist internist, este mulțumit de profesori, se împacă bine cu colegii ardeleni și petrece vacanța de iarnă a anului 1939 la un coleg din Abrud.
În toamna lui 1939 este transferat la Școala Normală din Cristur-Odorhei, unde își continuă studiile încă un an. Ca și la Abrud, a manifestat un interes deosebit pentru istorie, română și chiar matematici. În ședințele Societății literare din școală este remarcat de profesorul Justin Salanțiu, care îi prezice că „va ajunge un mare scriitor”, în cadrul societății scrie și citește câteva schițe. O compunere care avea ca erou chiar pe tatăl său, aleasă pentru a fi publicată în revista școlii rămâne nepublicată, revista preconizată nu mai apare datorită evenimentelor dramatic
He was born in the Teleorman county, at Silistea-Gumesti, in the family of Tudor Calarasu.
He finished the first 7 classes in this village, he was then educated at the Normal School in Abrud, next at Cristuru-Odorhei, and after that in Bucharest.
He graduated the capacity exam, but eventually stopped going to school because of various reasons.
He became clerk at the Institute for Statistics in Bucharest, he was then press corrector at Timpul magazine, where he also made his debut in 1942 with the short story Pârlitu.
Encouraged, he published prose and was remarked by Eugen Lovinescu at the Sburatorul literary club.
His editorial debut is in 1948 with the novel Întâlnirea din pamânturi. The young novelist paid his tribute to the socialist reality, as the majority of the writers from the "ploretarian dictature" period (Desfasurarea s.o.).
His first masterpiece was the novel Morometii (vol. I - 1955; vol. II - 1967), which was also used for a successful movie in 1987.
Marin Preda published the novels Risipitorii in 1962, Intrusul in 1968, Marele singuratic in 1972, Delirul in 1975, and his second masterpiece Cel mai iubit dintre pamânteni in 1980, regarded as a violent critique of communism. After a few short weeks on the market, the novel was withdrawn from all public, university, and school libraries and all bookshops.
Shortly after the publication of his last novel, he was found dead, in his creation room from the Mogosoaia Palace, in Bucharest. He died in a suspect way, in 1980, on May 16, leaving many legends related to his passing away, taking into account that he was known for his cold attitude towards the authorities.
La 5 august 1922, în comuna Siliștea-Gumești, plasa Balaci, județul Teleorman, se naște Marin Preda, fiu al lui Tudor Călărașu, „de profesie plugar", și al Joiței Preda. Copilul va purta numele mamei, întrucât părinții nu încheiaseră o căsătorie legală, numai astfel Joița Preda putea primi pensie în continuare ca văduvă de război.
Joița venea cu două fete din prima căsătorie: Măria (poreclită Alboaica - după numele bărbatului) și Mița (Tita). Tudor Călărașu avea și el trei băieți cu prima soție care-i murise: Ilie (Paraschiv), Gheorghe (Achim) și Ion (Nilă). În familia celor doi soți se mai nasc: Ilinca, Marin și Alexandru (Sae).
Copilul Marin Preda își petrece copilăria în această familie numeroasă care – în ciuda celor două loturi de pământ „primite la împroprietărire” – nu este lipsită de griji.
În 1937, evitând Școala Normală din Alexandria (pe atunci, reședința județului fiind la Turnu Măgurele), unde taxele erau prea mari, se prezintă la Școala Normală din Câmpulung-Muscel, dar este respins la vizita medicală din cauza miopiei. (Fiecare județ având o școală de învățători, erau preferați la examene cei din județul respectiv.)
Tatăl intenționează acum să-l dea la o școală de meserii. Intervine însă salvator librarul Constantin Păun din Miroși, de la care elevul Marin Preda își procura cărți, și îl duce la Școala Normală din Abrud, unde reușește la examenul de bursă cu nota 10. Se integrează vieții de normalist internist, este mulțumit de profesori, se împacă bine cu colegii ardeleni și petrece vacanța de iarnă a anului 1939 la un coleg din Abrud.
În toamna lui 1939 este transferat la Școala Normală din Cristur-Odorhei, unde își continuă studiile încă un an. Ca și la Abrud, a manifestat un interes deosebit pentru istorie, română și chiar matematici. În ședințele Societății literare din școală este remarcat de profesorul Justin Salanțiu, care îi prezice că „va ajunge un mare scriitor”, în cadrul societății scrie și citește câteva schițe. O compunere care avea ca erou chiar pe tatăl său, aleasă pentru a fi publicată în revista școlii rămâne nepublicată, revista preconizată nu mai apare datorită evenimentelor dramatic
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July 10, 2014"Eu îmi caut eul meu." "Proştii n-ar trebui să aibă drept de vot fiindcă din pricina lor sufere țara'' ''Bunăstarea ne îngraşă după aceeleaşi legi ca şi pe-un animal şi numai dacă îl aduci iar la rostul lui pe lume îşi mai aduce aminte că e om.'' ''Lumea e plină de nebuni,mă mir că se mai încape.''
April 1, 2024
maybe reading carti din obligatie isn’t that bad😊 prima data cand am citit-o (fugitiv, de dragul de a o termina) i-am oferit 1 stea si nu inteleg de ce!?!!!!????? had sm fun while reading it! preda and i share the same sense of humour, he would absolutely love gen z tiktok
June 25, 2016
I didn't know or even realize it along the way that the two volumes were published more than 10 years apart, so I was quite surprised by the striking difference between them. Now, after casually looking it up, and obviously telling myself that I get it, that I understand, I'm still bothered by it, as much as something like this can bother people. To cut a long story short or, in more accurate words, to make it look like I would have plenty of things to say if I didn't feel like being brief right about now, it bothers me because the first volume was awesome, slow and steady as it was (probably one of the reasons I liked it), it was great; while the second volume was interesting in it's ways, not boring or bad in a lot of obvious ways, it was still not the way I would have wanted the first volume to be followed, not that I could name the way or ways I would have preferred instead (when I can, I prefer to be the reader, and not try to see what I would change as the writer, and the first volume offered a smooth ride). I suppose things changed, the characters changed, but I think what was going on outside the book itself and the author changed more than the characters would or should have changed. The personal and very close to the characters style was not there anymore, which not even communism can tax or get rid of, so there was no real reason for that to change. I guess it would have taken a lot more pages to write the second volume throughout it's bigger period of time in the same way, but I really liked the way the first one was written, so I don't know... I don't hate the second volume, it was still a pleasant read, I still enjoyed it, but for some reason I was a bit "whatever" about it.
I didn't even know that these were two separate books, at least in their inception, and what I read was just one book with two volumes, which is why I decided to rate it as one, as I see others have done, hopefully aware of what they were doing. So, overall, I really liked the entire book, but if I were to rate the two volumes as two separate books, the first one would probably get 5 stars and the second one would get about 3. I have this feeling that I only cared about the characters in the second volume because I already knew them and cared to see what happens to them because of the first volume, therefore they would stand no chance by themselves, especially the new additions; I also didn't enjoy that most of the characters in the first volume, apart from some of the primary ones, were completely ignored or not even mentioned in more than one sentence. I'll stop here otherwise I might convince myself to hate the second volume while there's no need for any of that.
I didn't even know that these were two separate books, at least in their inception, and what I read was just one book with two volumes, which is why I decided to rate it as one, as I see others have done, hopefully aware of what they were doing. So, overall, I really liked the entire book, but if I were to rate the two volumes as two separate books, the first one would probably get 5 stars and the second one would get about 3. I have this feeling that I only cared about the characters in the second volume because I already knew them and cared to see what happens to them because of the first volume, therefore they would stand no chance by themselves, especially the new additions; I also didn't enjoy that most of the characters in the first volume, apart from some of the primary ones, were completely ignored or not even mentioned in more than one sentence. I'll stop here otherwise I might convince myself to hate the second volume while there's no need for any of that.
October 31, 2025
Morometii by Marin Preda – I already have three reviews of this work and the adaptations, but it is so monumental – well, sort of – in our parts that this makes sense – also, who reads lines in this obscure part of the internet? I think I have read that there are hundreds of thousands of influencers, content creators out there (maybe millions) and they count their audiences in billions, meanwhile, the blog and YouTube channel where I have more than five thousand reviews of magnum opera from the Greatest Books of All Time and other sites, and films from The New York Times’ Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made and other lists https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... count their clicks in hundreds
8 out of 10
In fact, that rating is relative: the first volume is really good, but the rest of the novel is not just forgettable, it is to be avoided https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... just like our divine professor of literature said: read the first part and forget about the rest of it
The first, good part of the narrative is about this Moromete family: Ilie is the father and ‘head of the unit’, although he is challenged by hid two adult sons, Achim and Paraschiv, prompted, pushed by Guica, their relative – I forgot if she is the sister of Ilie or what – and has to mediate, strike a balance between them and the rest of the household
He has to find the Golden Mean, Aristotle https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... wrote about it: you have to be generous, but giving away all you have will mean your family becomes homeless, courage has to be temperated by wisdom, it is not brave to drive with 200 miles per hour
Indeed, you have to have almost the whole package, albeit it is advised to concentrate on your character strengths, you could also check the marvelous The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky where you find the twelve activities that bring jubilation https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20...
The smart child is Niculae, though he is not in the best of health, he wins the first prize in school, but he does not feel well, as I remember…a constant conflict is at the center of the plot, Achim and Paraschiv on the one side, and Catrina with her daughters on the other, she is their step mother, and they want the property and all
In order to get what they think is their right, the two villains steal the sheep and go away, they were supposed to travel for the good of the family, but they take this opportunity and just elope, leaving the rest in what could be destitution, meanwhile, Ilie is pressed by the tax collector for what I remember was called
- Fonciirea
I could check it, but why bother, besides, it feels so much better to be amazed at how on earth did I remember such an obscure term, never heard since, and that was maybe 40 years ago, unless they mention it in the movie adaptation, well, passons: Marin Preda was quite a paramount figure at one stage, the most prominent writer for some time
His Cel Mai Iubit Dintre Pamanteni https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... was something like The Da Vinci Code for the rest of the world, only it did not have sales, it was banned for being subversive, however, Marin Preda was never a dissident, we had a few, but he was not in that group
I am proud of my participation in the 1989 revolution that took down Ceausescu, there is a link below, if you are still here and interested, Ceasusescu, his palace and fate are mentioned in an article in The Economist, which looks at…Trump and what he has done to the White House
Now for my standard closing of the note with a question, and invitation – I am on Goodreads as Realini Ionescu, at least for the moment, if I keep on expressing my views on Orange Woland aka TACO, it may be a short-lived presence
Also, maybe you have a good idea on how we could make more than a million dollars with this https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... – as it is, this is a unique technique, which we could promote, sell, open the Oscars show with or something and then make lots of money together, if you have the how, I have the product, I just do not know how to get the benefits from it, other than the exercise per se
There is also the small matter of working for AT&T – this huge company asked me to be its Representative for Romania and Bulgaria, on the Calling Card side, which meant sailing into the Black Sea wo meet the US Navy ships, travelling to Sofia, a lot of activity, using my mother’s two bedrooms flat as office and warehouse, all for the grand total of $250, raised after a lot of persuasion to the staggering $400…with retirement ahead, there are no benefits, nothing…it is a longer story, but if you can help get the mastodont to pay some dues, or have an idea how it can happen, let me know
As for my role in the Revolution that killed Ceausescu, a smaller Mao, there it is http://realini.blogspot.com/2022/03/r...
Some favorite quotes from To The Hermitage and other works
‘Fiction is infinitely preferable to real life...As long as you avoid the books of Kafka or Beckett, the everlasting plot of fiction has fewer futile experiences than the careless plot of reality...Fiction's people are fuller, deeper, cleverer, more moving than those in real life…Its actions are more intricate, illuminating, noble, profound…There are many more dramas, climaxes, romantic fulfillment, twists, turns, gratified resolutions…Unlike reality, all of this you can experience without leaving the house or even getting out of bed…What's more, books are a form of intelligent human greatness, as stories are a higher order of sense…As random life is to destiny, so stories are to great authors, who provided us with some of the highest pleasures and the most wonderful mystifications we can find…Few stories are greater than Anna Karenina, that wise epic by an often foolish author…’
8 out of 10
In fact, that rating is relative: the first volume is really good, but the rest of the novel is not just forgettable, it is to be avoided https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... just like our divine professor of literature said: read the first part and forget about the rest of it
The first, good part of the narrative is about this Moromete family: Ilie is the father and ‘head of the unit’, although he is challenged by hid two adult sons, Achim and Paraschiv, prompted, pushed by Guica, their relative – I forgot if she is the sister of Ilie or what – and has to mediate, strike a balance between them and the rest of the household
He has to find the Golden Mean, Aristotle https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... wrote about it: you have to be generous, but giving away all you have will mean your family becomes homeless, courage has to be temperated by wisdom, it is not brave to drive with 200 miles per hour
Indeed, you have to have almost the whole package, albeit it is advised to concentrate on your character strengths, you could also check the marvelous The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky where you find the twelve activities that bring jubilation https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20...
The smart child is Niculae, though he is not in the best of health, he wins the first prize in school, but he does not feel well, as I remember…a constant conflict is at the center of the plot, Achim and Paraschiv on the one side, and Catrina with her daughters on the other, she is their step mother, and they want the property and all
In order to get what they think is their right, the two villains steal the sheep and go away, they were supposed to travel for the good of the family, but they take this opportunity and just elope, leaving the rest in what could be destitution, meanwhile, Ilie is pressed by the tax collector for what I remember was called
- Fonciirea
I could check it, but why bother, besides, it feels so much better to be amazed at how on earth did I remember such an obscure term, never heard since, and that was maybe 40 years ago, unless they mention it in the movie adaptation, well, passons: Marin Preda was quite a paramount figure at one stage, the most prominent writer for some time
His Cel Mai Iubit Dintre Pamanteni https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... was something like The Da Vinci Code for the rest of the world, only it did not have sales, it was banned for being subversive, however, Marin Preda was never a dissident, we had a few, but he was not in that group
I am proud of my participation in the 1989 revolution that took down Ceausescu, there is a link below, if you are still here and interested, Ceasusescu, his palace and fate are mentioned in an article in The Economist, which looks at…Trump and what he has done to the White House
Now for my standard closing of the note with a question, and invitation – I am on Goodreads as Realini Ionescu, at least for the moment, if I keep on expressing my views on Orange Woland aka TACO, it may be a short-lived presence
Also, maybe you have a good idea on how we could make more than a million dollars with this https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... – as it is, this is a unique technique, which we could promote, sell, open the Oscars show with or something and then make lots of money together, if you have the how, I have the product, I just do not know how to get the benefits from it, other than the exercise per se
There is also the small matter of working for AT&T – this huge company asked me to be its Representative for Romania and Bulgaria, on the Calling Card side, which meant sailing into the Black Sea wo meet the US Navy ships, travelling to Sofia, a lot of activity, using my mother’s two bedrooms flat as office and warehouse, all for the grand total of $250, raised after a lot of persuasion to the staggering $400…with retirement ahead, there are no benefits, nothing…it is a longer story, but if you can help get the mastodont to pay some dues, or have an idea how it can happen, let me know
As for my role in the Revolution that killed Ceausescu, a smaller Mao, there it is http://realini.blogspot.com/2022/03/r...
Some favorite quotes from To The Hermitage and other works
‘Fiction is infinitely preferable to real life...As long as you avoid the books of Kafka or Beckett, the everlasting plot of fiction has fewer futile experiences than the careless plot of reality...Fiction's people are fuller, deeper, cleverer, more moving than those in real life…Its actions are more intricate, illuminating, noble, profound…There are many more dramas, climaxes, romantic fulfillment, twists, turns, gratified resolutions…Unlike reality, all of this you can experience without leaving the house or even getting out of bed…What's more, books are a form of intelligent human greatness, as stories are a higher order of sense…As random life is to destiny, so stories are to great authors, who provided us with some of the highest pleasures and the most wonderful mystifications we can find…Few stories are greater than Anna Karenina, that wise epic by an often foolish author…’
April 28, 2020
A fost citit cu mult timp în urmă pentru că făcea parte din programa școlară însă acum apreciez adevărata valoare a romanului. Viața simplă dar plină de valori a țăranului român, redată de Marin Preda, a fost cea care m-a făcut să răsfoiesc și la maturitate acest roman.
May 7, 2017
5* pt vol I
Vol II a fost cam lung și l-am citit destul de lent
Nu înțeleg cum a putut publica Preda cartea asta in anii 50/60
Vol II a fost cam lung și l-am citit destul de lent
Nu înțeleg cum a putut publica Preda cartea asta in anii 50/60
August 13, 2020
Nu cred să existe carte care să prezinte mai bine țăranul român și sensibilitatea sa originară.
January 10, 2022
Viata taranului roman, simpla si sanatoasa, asa cum era ea.
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December 3, 2022Oribil
January 20, 2023
Dintre toate romanele citite, acesta m-a impresionat cel mai mult. Păcat de volumul 2, putea fi mult mai bun.
May 22, 2023
Capul familiei 😖
January 6, 2025
[De recitit -- imi aduc aminte vag]
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