Neagu Rădulescu

Neagu Rădulescu (December 26, 1912 – February 3, 1972) was a Romanian prose writer and caricaturist.

Early years Born in Bucharest, his parents were Petru Rădulescu, a clerk, and his wife Ecaterina, a ballerina. He attended Sfântul Iosif primary school and Saint Sava National College in his native city, followed by the literature and philosophy faculty of the University of Bucharest from 1931 to 1936.

Career His written debut took place in Revista Liceului "Sf. Sava" in 1927. Publications that ran his work include Cronica, Facla, Viața literară, and Reporter, and after 1944, România Literară, Luceafărul and Tribuna. In 1931, he founded XY magazine. This was followed in 1933 by Herald, a literary newsletter he launched together with Miron Suru. Contributors to the latter publication included Eugène Ionesco, Eugen Jebeleanu, Emil Botta, Vasile Voiculescu and Anton Holban.