Prix Goncourt
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Edition 58 (1960) Winner
Vintilă Horia
ヴィンティラ・ホリア
Vintilă Horia
Pen Names:
Juan Dacio（Used in the preface to Diccionario de los Papas）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1915-12-18 （Segarcea, Dolj County, Romania）
- Died
- 1992-04-04 （Collado Villalba, Spain） age 76
- Nationality
- Romanian
- Languages
- Romanian, French, Spanish, Italian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Romania → Italy → Austria → Argentina → Spain
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Diplomat, Editor, Journalist, Researcher
- Active Years
- 1936-1992
- Affiliations
- Editorial board of Sfarmă Piatră, Gândirea, Porunca Vremii
- Influenced By
- Nichifor Crainic, Giovanni Papini
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Sava National College | — | High School | — | — | Romania |
| University of Bucharest | Faculty of Law | Law | — | — | Romania |
| University of Bucharest | Faculty of Letters | Letters | — | — | Romania |
| Universities in Italy | — | — | — | — | Italy |
| Universities in Austria | — | — | — | — | Austria |
Saint Sava National College
High School
Country:
Romania
Bucharest
University of Bucharest
Faculty of Law
/ Law
Country:
Romania
University of Bucharest
Faculty of Letters
/ Letters
Country:
Romania
Universities in Italy
Country:
Italy
Universities in Austria
Country:
Austria
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Prix Goncourt | Dieu est né en exil | — | Académie Goncourt | winner |
| 1961 | Medalla de Oro de Il Conciliatore | — | — | Il Conciliatore | winner |
| 1972 | Bravo para los hombres que unem en la verdad | — | — | Madrid | winner |
| 1981 | Dante Alighieri Prize | — | — | Florence | winner |
Prix Goncourt
1960
Work:
Dieu est né en exil
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
winner
Medalla de Oro de Il Conciliatore
1961
Organization:
Il Conciliatore
Result:
winner
Bravo para los hombres que unem en la verdad
1972
Organization:
Madrid
Result:
winner
Dante Alighieri Prize
1981
Organization:
Florence
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
God Was Born in Exile
1960 Historical novelRecounts the last days of poet Ovid in exile in Tomis (modern Constanța, Romania).
exilefaithancient Rome
Acolo și stelele ard
1942 NovelLe Chevalier de la Résignation
1961 NovelBibliography
- Acolo și stelele ard
- Dieu est né en exil
- Le Chevalier de la Résignation
- Les Impossibles
- La septième lettre. Le roman de Platon
- Une femme pour l’Apocalypse
- El hombre de las nieblas
- El viaje a San Marcos
- Marta, o, La segunda guerra
- Persécutez Boèce
- Un sepulcro en el cielo
- Les clefs du crépuscule
- Mai sus de miazănoapte
Health
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Nazi concentration camp internment1944-1945Interned in Karpacz and Maria Pfarr camps, liberated by British Army
Legacy
Romanian exile writer who won the Prix Goncourt. Controversial due to far-right associations and life sentence in absentia from communist Romania. Worked as researcher in Spain, authored numerous novels and essays.
Trivia
- Won the Prix Goncourt but refused it over Iron Guard allegations; still officially listed as winner.
- Sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia in post-WWII Romanian trials; sentence never rescinded.
- Centenary celebrated at University of Alcalá in Spain and Romanian towns.