Mihail Drumeș

He was born into an Aromanian family in Ohrid, a city that formed part of the Ottoman Empire's Manastir vilayet and is now in North Macedonia.

His parents were Vasile Dimitrie (later Dumitrescu), a bucket-maker, and his wife Despina (née Gero).

Drumeș achieved unusual popularity through the novels Sfântul Părere, first published in 1930, retitled Cazul Magheru from the second printing and running for eighteen; and Invitație la vals (1939; 34 printings).

Later in life, he wrote historical novels such as Se revarsă apele (1961) and Codrul Vlăsiei (1966), in an attempt to rework his style and epic manner.

He left behind in manuscript form several plays, radio and television screenplays, dramatizations, and memoirs.