Spiridon Vangheli
{{Short description|Moldovan writer and poet (1932–2024)}}
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| death_place = Chișinău, Moldova
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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.{{Cite web|title=Scriitori - Vangheli Spiridon|url=https://m.moldovenii.md/md/people/170|access-date=2021-03-07|website=m.moldovenii.md|archive-date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514192851/https://m.moldovenii.md/md/people/170|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Nadejda|title=Les écrivains moldaves les plus traduits|url=https://www.moldavie.fr/Les-plus-traduits-ecrivains-moldaves.html|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Moldavie.fr - Portail francophone de la Moldavie|language=fr|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506125522/https://www.moldavie.fr/Les-plus-traduits-ecrivains-moldaves.html|url-status=live}}
Vangheli died in Chișinău on 21 June 2024, at the age of 92.[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622025837/https://unimedia.info/ro/news/1e2daf9f2013caed/ultima-ora-tatal-lui-guguta-spiridon-vangheli-a-trecut-in-nefiinta.html |date=22 June 2024 }} {{in lang|ro}}
Legacy
His most characteristic work is a series of children's books about the adventures of Guguță,{{Cite web|last=djarmul|title=Spiridon Vangheli|url=https://notexactlyretired.com/tag/spiridon-vangheli/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=Not Exactly Retired|date=9 June 2017 |language=en|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502130719/https://notexactlyretired.com/tag/spiridon-vangheli/|url-status=live}} a boy who received from his father a large traditional lamb skin hat that became an inseparable attribute.{{Cite web|date=2013-06-15|title=Moldavie : Guguță, un personnage pour enfants privé de sa version animée|url=https://regard-est.com/moldavie-guguta-un-personnage-pour-enfants-prive-de-sa-version-animee|access-date=2021-03-07|website=REGARD SUR L'EST|language=fr-FR|archive-date=22 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722223936/http://regard-est.com/moldavie-guguta-un-personnage-pour-enfants-prive-de-sa-version-animee|url-status=live}} 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
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- 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
External links
- {{discogs artist|Spiridon Vangheli}}
{{Portal|Children's literature}}
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Category:20th-century Moldovan writers
Category:People from Rîșcani District
Category:21st-century Moldovan writers
Category:20th-century male writers
Category:21st-century male writers