Though he was a prolific journalist who wrote essays on literary as well as social, cultural, and political topics, Sebastian also became a succesful prose writer. From 1936, Sebastian wrote for the prestigious Revista Fundațiilor Regale (Review of the Royal Foundations) until his dismissal in 1940 because of racial laws. He studied law in Bucharest from 1927 to 1929 and in Paris from 1930 to 1931, then worked occasionally as a lawyer while mainly focusing on literary and journalistic work.īy the age of 20, Sebastian had become a frequent contributor to the newspaper Cuvântul (The Word), on invitation from Nae Ionescu, the professor of philosophy and journalist who later was his mentor. Son of Mendel and Clara (née Weintraub) Hechter, Mihail Sebastian was born in Brăila, where he also attended high school. (Iosef Hechter 1907–1945), writer, playwright, and essayist.
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