Octav Șuluțiu (November 5, 1909–February 9, 1949) was a Romanian prose writer and literary critic. Born in Bucharest, his parents were Gheorghe Șuluț, a tailor, and his wife Victoria (née Pigarovsky). After attending primary school and, from 1921 to 1926, gymnasium in his native city, he went to on a scholarship, graduating in 1928. Șuluțiu earned a degree from the University of Bucharest's literature and philosophy faculty in 1931, having specialized in French and Romanian literature. That year, he was hired as a substitute French teacher at Unirea High School in Focșani. He later transferred to Oradea's . In 1935, he was named provisional full professor at Andrei Șaguna High School in Brașov. In 1942, he became an inspector at the state department for extracurricular education. Șuluțiu