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Istrati Panait
(1884—1935)

Panait Istrati was a Romanian writer of French and Romanian expression, nicknamed The Maxim Gorky of the Balkans. Istrati was first noted for the depiction of one homosexual character in his work. Born in Brăila, Israti was the son of the laundress Joiţa Istrate and of a Greek smuggler (Panait never met him). He studied in primary... More...

Rumania, 1984, Panait Istrati