![]() ![]() The uncle ran the Bucharest Drama Conservatory. He entered the acting school run by one of his uncles, Iorgiu "Costache" Caragiale. When Caragiale was 16, he went to Bucharest to enter the family business. In many ways, Caragiale was largely self-taught and cultivated his own study of literature. It was not a complete or particularly even education at a local grammar school, then the Ploesti Gymnasium for three years, from 1864 to 1867. Caragiale also had a sister.Īs a child, Caragiale received his education in Ploesti, beginning in 1857. ![]() Luca Caragiale began as an actor, but later became a judge, lawyer, and administrator of an estate. His father was the eldest of three sons, who all had careers in the theater as actors, directors, and playwrights, and were of Greek origin. He was the son of Luca and Ecaterina (nee Karaba) Caragiale. Caragiale was best known for his eight plays-most of which were social comedies-though he also had an extensive body of fiction, dramatic criticism, other works of nonfiction, and one novella to his name.Ĭaragiale was born on January 30, 1852, in Haimanalele, in what was to become Romania. Often considered the voice of Romanian literature and his native country's best playwright, Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-1912) reflected the language, people, and concerns of Romania in his work. ![]()
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