A MISTERY OF THE ROMANIAN LITERARY HISTORY: TUDOR ARGHEZI DISEASE
A MISTERY OF THE ROMANIAN LITERARY HISTORY: TUDOR ARGHEZI DISEASE

Summary/Abstract: The Romanian poet Tudor Arghezi has always had a negative attitude towards doctors and their job. The poet’s reluctance resulted from a mysterious disease that almost cost him his life in 1939. Following the diagnosis made by several Romanian medical celebrities, his death seemed inevitable and would be caused by cancer, as most of the doctors said. The condition of the famous patient remained a mystery to experts, Dr. John Făgărăşanu tried to diagnose the affliction accurately and gave it the name “Tudor Arghezi disease", but it has never been recognized officially. The poet has made a full recovery, surprising all the specialists, and continued to write, having a long-lasting career in literature and press. His cure came from a healer, Dumitru Grigoriu-Argeş, who administered him a misterious injection.

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