Spiridon Vangheli
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| Born | June 14, 1932 Grinăuţi, Bălți County (Moldova) | ||
| Nationality | Moldovan | ||
| Citizenship | Republic of Moldova | ||
| Alma mater | Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University | ||
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Spiridon Vangheli is a prose writer (for children), poet and translator, born on June 14, 1932[1] în Grinăuţi, Bălți County (Moldova) (at present Moldova).
Career
Vangheli graduated from Creangă State Pedagogical University in 1955 and after various jobs in schools, including as math professor, he joined Moldovan Writers' Union and became consulting editor.
His first publishing debut was in 1962, a book for children "In the land of butterflies".
His books were translated in 40 languages[2].
Legacy
His most characteristic work are the series of children's books about the adventures of Guguţă - a little boy who received from his father a big traditional lamb skin hat, that became his inseparable attribute.[3] The story goes that Guguţă invites his classmates and the entire village to snuggle under the hat, protecting everyone from the winter cold. As more people join, the hat grows bigger, a metaphor of growing generosity. The books about Guguţă became widely popular and the personage became a national symbol.
Selection of works
1964, Chisinau - "The Little Boy in teh Blue Hut"
1967, Bucuresti - "The Adventures of Guguţă"
1970, Chisinau - "Abecedarul", in collaboration with Grigore Vieru and painter Igor Vieru
1979, Chisinau - "Guguţă - captain of the ship"
1981, Chisinau - "The horse with blue eyes"
2001, Chisinau - "Children in the handcuffs of Siberia"
References
- ↑ "Scriitori - Vangheli Spiridon". m.moldovenii.md. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ↑ Nadejda. "Les écrivains moldaves les plus traduits". Moldavie.fr - Portail francophone de la Moldavie (in français). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ↑ "Moldavie : Guguţă, un personnage pour enfants privé de sa version animée". REGARD SUR L'EST (in français). 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
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