Spiridon Vangheli Explained
| Spiridon Vangheli |
| Honorific Suffix: | OR |
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Grinăuţi, Romania
(now Moldova) |
| Death Place: | Chișinău, Moldova |
Spiridon Vangheli (14 June 1932 – 21 June 2024) was a Moldovan writer of children's books, poet, and translator.
Life and career
Vangheli was born in Grinăuţi, Romania on 14 June 1932.[1] He graduated from Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University in 1955, and after various jobs in schools, including as math professor, he joined the Moldovan Writers' Union and became a consulting editor.
His publishing debut was in 1962, with a book for children titled In the Land of Butterflies.
His books have been translated into 40 languages.[2]
Vangheli died in Chișinău on 21 June 2024, at the age of 92.[3]
Legacy
His most characteristic work is a series of children's books about the adventures of Guguță,[4] a boy who received from his father a large traditional lamb skin hat that became an inseparable attribute.[5] In the story, 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, becoming a metaphor of growing generosity. The books about Guguţă became popular and the personage became a national symbol.
Works
- 1964, Chișinău, The Little Boy in the Blue Hut
- 1967, București, The Adventures of Guguță
- 1970, Chișinău, Abecedarul, in collaboration with Grigore Vieru and painter Igor Vieru
- 1979, Chișinău, Guguță—Captain of the Ship
- 1981, Chișinău, The Horse With Blue Eyes
- 2001, Chișinău, Children In the Handcuffs of Siberia
References
- Web site: Scriitori - Vangheli Spiridon. 2021-03-07. m.moldovenii.md. 14 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514192851/https://m.moldovenii.md/md/people/170. live.
- Web site: Nadejda. Les écrivains moldaves les plus traduits. 2021-03-07. Moldavie.fr - Portail francophone de la Moldavie. fr. 6 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506125522/https://www.moldavie.fr/Les-plus-traduits-ecrivains-moldaves.html. live.
- https://unimedia.info/ro/news/1e2daf9f2013caed/ultima-ora-tatal-lui-guguta-spiridon-vangheli-a-trecut-in-nefiinta.html Ultima oră! „Tatăl lui Guguță”, Spiridon Vangheli, a trecut în neființă
- Web site: djarmul. Spiridon Vangheli. 2021-05-02. Not Exactly Retired. 9 June 2017 . en. 2 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210502130719/https://notexactlyretired.com/tag/spiridon-vangheli/. live.
- Web site: 2013-06-15. Moldavie : Guguță, un personnage pour enfants privé de sa version animée. 2021-03-07. REGARD SUR L'EST. fr-FR. 22 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200722223936/http://regard-est.com/moldavie-guguta-un-personnage-pour-enfants-prive-de-sa-version-animee. live.
