Ion Dongorozi (January 4, 1894 – May 20, 1975) was a Romanian prose writer.
Born in Tecuci, his parents were Dionisie Dongorozi and his wife Ecaterina. After attending Vasile Alecsandri High School in GalaÃÂi, he studied at the literature and philosophy faculty of the University of Bucharest, as well as at the pedagogical institute in the same city. He made his published debut after World War I in Convorbiri Literare magazine. His work also appeared in Ramuri, Universul literar, Scrisul românesc, Rampa and AdevÃÂrul literar ÃÂi artistic. A high school philosophy and geography teacher in Craiova and Bucharest, he directed the National Theater Craiova from 1926 to 1927. During his tenure, Dongorozi introduced Sunday performances in schools, prisons and barracks; organized conferences featuring prestigious invitees; and held traveling shows throughout Oltenia. He served as Prefect of CaraàCounty in 1931. He co-authored textbooks with Simion MehedinÃÂi.
His short prose, in a picturesque SÃÂmÃÂnÃÂtorist style, appeared in a number of volumes: Cum s-a despÃÂrÃÂit tanti Veronica, Filimon Hâncu (1924), La hotarul dobrogean (1924), Signor Berthelotty (1926), Socoteli greÃÂite (1926), Examen de bacalaureat (1928), Ancheta (1930), ÃÂucu (1931), ReprezentaÃÂie de adio (1932) and Belfer îndrÃÂgostit (1934). He also wrote Castelul preutesei (1943) and Chipuri de copii (1944). He ceased writing for over a decade before returning with a new ideological outlook. This conformed to the demands of the communist regime that had assumed power, as exemplified in A deraiat un expres (1957), Vâltori (vol. I, 1958) and Stea de cinema (1971).