[1] After attending Vasile Alecsandri High School in Galați,[2] 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.
[1] During his tenure, Dongorozi introduced Sunday performances in schools, prisons and barracks; organized conferences featuring prestigious invitees; and held traveling shows throughout Oltenia.
[1] His short prose, in a picturesque Sămănătorist style, appeared in a number of volumes: Cum s-a despărțit tanti Veronica, Filimon Hâncu (1924), La hotarul dobrogean (1924), Signor Berthelotty (1926), Socoteli greșite (1926), Examen de bacalaureat (1928), Ancheta (1930), Țucu (1931), Reprezentație de adio (1932) and Belfer îndrăgostit (1934).
This conformed to the demands of the communist regime that had assumed power, as exemplified in A deraiat un expres (1957), Vâltori (vol.