Nicolae M. Condiescu

Nicolae M. Condiescu (October 2, 1880 – June 15, 1939) was a Romanian novelist and soldier.

Early life and education Born in Craiova, his parents were Matei Condiescu, an officer in the Romanian Army, and his wife Maria (née Panu).

Condiescu made his published debut in 1895, in the Craiova-based Revista idealistă. Under the pen name Nicolae Corbu, he wrote verses and prose from 1895 to 1897 in Foaia pentru toți, Foaia populară and Revista idealistă, but then took a fifteen-year break from magazine contributions. He wrote a travel book, Peste mări și țări (vol. I, 1922; vol. II, 1923), after which he gained a reputation as a novelist with Conu Enake (1928) and Însemnările lui Safirim (1936).