Papadat-Bengescu, Hortensia (1876–1955)

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Papadat-Bengescu, Hortensia (1876–1955)

Romanian novelist. Born Dec 8, 1876 in Galati, Romania; died Mar 5, 1955, in Bucharest; m. Nicolae Papadat.

Works, which analyze urban and suburban life, include Ape adinci (1919), Femeia în fata oglinzii (1921), Romantã provinciala (1925), Desenuri tragice (1927), Drumul ascuns (1933), Logodnicul (1933), and Radacini (1938).

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