Arca Lui Noe

by Ionel Teodoreanu

Genres: Romanian Literature

325 pages

About the author

Ionel Teodoreanu was a famous Romanian novelist between the two World Wars. He is mostly remembered for his books on childhood and adolescence themes. Born in Iaşi into a family of intellectuals, Teodoreanu followed his father (Osvald Teodoreanu) and older brother (Păstorel Teodoreanu, himself a well-known writer) in studying law and becoming a lawyer. After graduating the National Highschool in Iaşi, he obtained his Law degree in 1919. Although he worked as a lawyer, he was more attracted to literature.

He made his debut in 1919, with the Bunicii ("The Grandparents") sketch, in the review Însemnări literare. His editorial debut was represented by the short story volume Uliţa copilăriei ("Childhood Lane", 1923). Like his brother Păstorel - a renowned epigrammatist - he was linked to the Viaţa Românească group led by Garabet Ibrăileanu (who considered Ionel Teodoreanu to be one of the most promising writers of the generation following World War I).

In Iaşi, under Ibrăileanu's leadership, he took active part in one of the most vibrant cultural movements in Romania between the two World Wars. In this environment, Ionel Teodoreanu published his classic novel trilogy La Medeleni ("In Medeleni") (1925 - 1927); its publishing was welcomed by Ibrăileanu with an enthusiastic review.

Reviews

[Razvan Banciu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Născut în 1897, Ionel Teodoreanu a cunoscut de tânăr succesul, atât pe plan profesional (este licențiat al Facultății de Drept de la Universitatea din Iași, încă din anul 1920 și practică avocatura) cât și literar, având în vedere că între 1925 și 1927 publică trilogia La Medeleni, romanul său de debut, considerat de mulți cartea unei generații.
Publicat pentru prima dată în 1936, Arca lui Noe dezvoltă aceeași temă dragă scriitorului, relația umană între generații, de data aceasta avându-l ca personaj central pe tânărul Bob Rafael, aflat la vârsta întrebărilor. Și a posibilelor răspunsuri...