Anișoara Odeanu

Anișoara Odeanu (28 May 1912 – 1 September 1972), also known as Doina Stella Grațiana Peteanu, was a Romanian journalist, poet, and prose writer during the interwar period.

Early days She was born in Pădureni, Timiș County, the daughter of a well known folklorist. Her friend and mentor was the celebrated Romanian author Camil Petrescu.

Career Odeanu began writing as a child; her first poem was published at the age of 9 in her hometown. From 1929 to 1933, she studied at the Faculty of Letters in Bucharest. After graduation, she began studying law at the University of Bucharest and graduated in 1936.

Her debut novel was published in 1934 and was favourably reviewed by Romanian critics; George Călinescu referred to her as the first ingenue of female Romanian literature.

Legacy The Anișoara Odeanu Memorial House was inaugurated on 25 August 2020 in Pădureni. Streets in Lugoj and Timișoara also bear her name.

Selected works (In a Young Ladies' Boardinghouse, 1934) (Traveller on Christmas Eve, 1937)