Marta Rădulescu

Marta D. Rădulescu or Rădulescu-Moga (April 24, 1912 – September 5, 1959) was a Romanian poet, journalist, and novelist, made famous in the 1930s for her autofictional work. From an academic family with a penchant for radical politics, she veered into fascist politics, supporting the Iron Guard. The commitment shaped part of her literary output. From a satirical rendition of education in the provinces, with borrowings from Ionel Teodoreanu, it veered into a document of interwar radicalization and student political battles. Scandal followed the publication of her early prose works, particularly after claims that they had been largely or entirely written by her father—or, alternatively, by her friend and putative lover Nicolae Crevedia. Her polemic with Crevedia was consumed in the national press and in books written by both participants.

Rădulescu's family moved away from an initial commitment to left-wing politics, joining the far-right of Romanian nationalism. This transition ended up straining relations between Marta and her Jewish publishers at Adevărul. She became a believer in antisemitic conspiracy theories, airing these through the magazine Revista Mea, which she put out as an Iron Guard satellite between 1935 and 1937. By then, however, her sincerity and political literacy had been put into question by Crevedia. She faded into obscurity by 1940, when she issued her last novel, the first installment of an uncompleted cycle. Her other published works include modern fairy tales and a travelogue of her hiking trips.