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Come participate in SantaThing, our yearly gift-giving tradition!DismissAuthor PageAuthor PageWork ExplorerReviewsSimilar AuthorsCharts & Graphs Virgil Gheorghiu (1916–1992)

Author of The Twenty-Fifth Hour

48+ Works 374 Members 13 Reviews

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Includes the names: Gheorghiu V, C.-V. Gheorghiu, Gheorghiu C. V., VIRGIL GHEORGHIU, Virgil C Gheorghiu, C. Virgil Gheorghiu, Gheorghiu C. Virgil, Constant- Gheorghiu, C. V. ゲオルギウ, Constant Virgil Gheorghiu, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, Constantinu Virgil Gheorghiu, C. Virgil Gheorghiu (Author); Rita Eldon (Translated from the Romanian by)

Works by Virgil Gheorghiu

PopularRecent The Twenty-Fifth Hour (1949) 220 copies, 9 reviews La seconde chance (1990) 28 copies La vida de Mahoma (1984) 16 copies, 2 reviews Les immortels d'agapia (1988) 13 copies Pilatus aan de Donau (1974) 11 copies San Juan Boca de Oro (1993) 8 copies Le Meurtre de Kyralessa (1966) 7 copies La Maison De Petrodava (2008) 6 copies OS MENDIGOS DE MILAGRES (Les mendiants de miracles) (1974) 5 copies La condottiera (1979) 5 copies DE LA 25 HEURE A L'HEURE ETERNELLE (1990) 5 copies De man die alleen reisde 4 copies Cristo en el Líbano (1979) 4 copies, 1 review De la 25e heure à l'heure éternelle ...suivi de Pourquoi m'a-t-on appelé Virgil? (Presses Pocket, #2266002627) (1977) 2 copies La cravache (1960) 2 copies Deus Só Recebe Aos Domingos (1990) 2 copies La túnica de piel 2 copies Tatăl meu, preotul care s-a urcat la cer (2008) 2 copies Cum am vrut să mă fac sfânt (2008) 2 copies La hora veinticinco: Tomo I (1975) 2 copies Sacrificatii Dunarii (Romanian Edition) (2020) 1 copy Gură de Aur - atletul lui Hristos: atletul lui Hristos (2008) 1 copy Ochiul american (2013) 1 copy Marele Exterminator şi Marele Sinod Ortodox (2008) 1 copy Dumnezeu nu primeste decat duminica (Romanian Edition) (2018) 1 copy Curent continuu 1 copy Poezii 1 copy, 1 review El oro de la piel 1 copy La maison de Petrodava 1 copy Athenagoras 1 copy La condoterra 1 copy Spioana (Romanian Edition) (2017) 1 copy Sfantul Ambrozie al Milanului (Romanian Edition) (2013) 1 copy Dumnezeu la Paris (Romanian Edition) (2016) 1 copy Chiralesa (Romanian Edition) (2018) 1 copy Necunoscutii Din Heidelberg (Romanian Edition) (2015) 1 copy Poporul nemuritorilor (Romanian Edition) (2014) 1 copy La Vingt-cinqième Heure, suivi de De la Vingt-cinquième Heure à l'heure éternelle 1 copy El Regreso del gángster (1963) 1 copy Obras. Volumen III: Vida de Mahoma. San Juan Boca de Oro. La Casa de Petrodo¡ava. El regreso del Gángster (1960) 1 copy Los sacrificados del Danubio 1 copy Mémoires : le témoin de la 25e heure (1990) 1 copy La hora venticinco 1 copy Les amazones du Danube: Roman (French Edition) (1978) 1 copy Le Grand exterminateur : roman (1978) 1 copy La vingt - Cinquième Heure - Tome II (1975) 1 copy Omul care calatorea singur (2009) 1 copy L'Espionne (1990) 1 copyWork Explorer

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The 25th Hour [1967 film] — Original book — 6 copies, 3 reviews

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Canonical nameGheorghiu, VirgilLegal nameGheorghiu, Constantin VirgilBirthdate1916-09-15Date of death1992-06-22Burial locationCimetiere de Passy Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, FranceGendermaleNationalityRomaniaFranceBirthplaceRosbaeni,Moldavia, RomaniaPlaces of residenceRazboeni-Neamtz, Moldavië, RoemeniëParijs, Frankrijk

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Poezii by Constantin Virgil GheorghiuEasily one of the most poignant „minor” poets that I've read. After a short period in which he was associated with the Romanian avant-garde, Virgil Gheorghiu (not to be confused with another writer, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu) blasted in the 1930s with a series of highly sophisticated volumes. Back then, his poetry was a spiced mix of all kinds of `isms` - more or less sadly, in 1940 he decides to choose for only one of those `isms`, neoclassicism... After a long break (in which he has not published socialist realist poems), the poet finally returns in the 1960s with new books, appreciated but never with the same critical acclaim. In 1977, he dies right after the big earthquake that caused quite a lot of damage and casualties. His poetry is today mostly forgotten and his piano performances even more so (since almost no recordings have been kept), but his sophisticated-to-an-otherwordly-degree poems may still find a few patient readers... such as me.P.S. This edition would have been perfect, if the texts from the avant-garde period were in there too... ah well, you can't have everything - it's 'nuff to say that there probably won't be another VG edition any soon.… (more)Flagged yigruzeltil | Feb 15, 2023 | The 25th Hour by C. Virgil GheorghiuThe story is about a rumanian man who gets caught up in the second world war; through no fault of his own he is put into various prison camps by various authorities - german, russian, american - without ever being told exactly what he has done wrong. But while Kafka's protagonist Josef K feels guilty during his ordeals, Ioann Moritz (the protagonist of this book) has only a feeling of mild wonder; - like a small pawn he lets himself be moved around the chessboard of history. Torture, bereavement, imprisonment, he takes it all in stride with the same detached sentiment. Probably not the worst way to survive the war years with your personality intact. Well written, this book has no humor in it, only tristesse.… (more)2 Flagged Torgrim | 8 other reviews | Jun 19, 2011 | "La Vingt Cinquième Heure" by """"Flagged rouzejp | 8 other reviews | Sep 2, 2015 | See More Reviews

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