List of Romanian writers
This is a list of Romanian writers.
Literature[change | change source]
Old literature[change | change source]
- Neagoe Basarab
- Dosoftei
- Miron Costin (1633-1691)
- Grigore Ureche (1590-1647)
- Ion Neculce (1672-1744)
- Nicolae Milescu (1636-1708)
- Antim Ivireanul (1650-1617)
- Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723)
- Gheorghe Asachi (1788-1869)
19th century[change | change source]
Romantic writers[change | change source]
- Ion Budai-Deleanu
- Dinicu Golescu
- Anton Pann
- Ion Heliade-Rădulescu
- Grigore Alexandrescu
- Constantin Negruzzi (1808-1868)
- Ion Ghica (1817-1897)
- Nicolae Filimon (1891-1895)
- Alexandru Odobescu (1834-1895)
- Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu (1838-1907)
- Iosif Vulcan (1841-1907)
- Petre Ispirescu
- Alexandru Odobescu
- Alecu Russo
- Alexandru Macedonski
- Barbu Delavrancea
The classics[change | change source]
- Vasile Alecsandri (1821-1890)
- Ion Creangă (1839-1889)
- Ioan Slavici (1848-1925)
- Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889)
- Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-1912)
Inter-war literature[change | change source]
Transition literature[change | change source]
- Duiliu Zamfirescu
- Alexandru Davila
- George Coşbuc
- Ion Agârbiceanu (1882-1963)
- Gala Galaction (1879-1961)
- Constantin Stere (1865-1936)
- Nicolae Iorga
- Emil Gârleanu
Female authors[change | change source]
- Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu (1876-1955)
- Martha Bibescu (1886-1973)
- Elena Farago (1878-1954)
- Ioana Postelnicu (b. 1910)
- Elena Văcărescu (1864-1947)
Analytical prose[change | change source]
- Anton Holban (1902-1937)
- Gib Mihăescu (1894-1935)
- Camil Petrescu (1894-1957)
- Mihail Sebastian (1907-1945)
- Ion Vinea
Realist prose[change | change source]
- Ion Agârbiceanu
- Adrian Maniu
- Ion Marin Sadoveanu
- Eugeniu Botez (1877-1933)
- George Călinescu (1899-1965)
- Eugen Lovinescu (1881-1943)
- Cezar Petrescu (1892-1961)
- Liviu Rebreanu (1885-1944)
- Mihail Sadoveanu (1889-1961)
- Vasile Voiculescu
- Mihail Sorbul
- Ion Al. Brătescu-Voineşti
- Alexandru Kiriţescu
- George Călinescu
- Alexandru Philippide
- Zaharia Stancu
- George Mihail Zamfirescu
Poetic novels[change | change source]
Fantastic prose[change | change source]
- Mircea Eliade (1907-1986)
- Vasile Voiculescu (1884-1963)
- Gellu Naum (1915-2001)
- Vladimir Colin (1921-1991)
Others[change | change source]
- Tristan Tzara
- Urmuz (1883-1923) - experimental novels
- Benjamin Fundoianu
- Panait Istrati (1884-1935) - exotic prose
- Ionel Teodoreanu (1897-1954) - youth novels
- Victor Eftimiu
- Tudor Muşatescu
- George Ciprian
- Pavel Dan
- Geo Bogza
- Eugène Ionesco
- Emil Cioran
Post-war period[change | change source]
Mainstream prose[change | change source]
- Radu Tudoran
- Eugen Jebeleanu
- Emil Botta
- Aurel Baranga
- Horia Vintilă
- Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
- Gellu Naum
- Horia Lovinescu
- Ion D. Sârbu
- Marin Preda
- Ştefan Augustin Doinaş
- Petru Dumitriu
- Constantin Chiriţǎ
- A. E. Baconsky (1925-1977)
- Eugen Barbu (1924-1993)
- Nicolae Breban (b. 1934)
- Alexandru Ivasiuc (1933-1977)
- Fănuş Neagu (b. 1932)
- Dumitru Radu Popescu (b. 1935)
- Marin Preda (1922-1980)
- Dinu Săraru (b. 1932)
- Zaharia Stancu (1902-1974)
- Constantin Ţoiu (b. 1923)
- Ioan Alexandru
- Ştefan Bǎnulescu
- Teodor Mazilu
- Titus Popovici
- Dumitru Solomon
- Dumitru Ţepeneag (b. 1937)
Prose[change | change source]
- Geo Bogza (1908-1993)
- Rodica Ojog-Braşoveanu (1939-2002)
- Constantin Chiriţă (1925-1991)
- Brenda Stress (b. 1983)
- Radu Tudoran (1917-1992)
- Haralamb Zincă (b. 1923)
- Doru Davidovici (1945-1989)
Poetry[change | change source]
- George Bacovia
- Gheorghe Bajenaru
- Ion Barbu
- Mihai Beniuc
- Lucian Blaga
- Dan Botta
- Leonid Dimov
- Carmen Firan
- Octavian Goga
- Nicolae Labiş
- Ion Minulescu
- Ion Pillat
- Marin Sorescu
- Nichita Stanescu
- George Topîrceanu
- Dorin Tudoran
- Elena Liliana Popescu
- Ilarie Voronca
Romanian diaspora[change | change source]
- Cristian Petru Bălan (b. 1936)
- Matei Călinescu (b. 1934)
- Andrei Codrescu (b. 1946)
- Dan Dănilă (b. 1954)
- Virgil Gheorghiu (1916-1992)
- Paul Goma (b. 1935)
- Leonard Oprea (b. 1953)
- Dumitru Ţepeneag (b. 1937)
Contemporary writers[change | change source]
- Gabriela Adameşteanu (b. 1942)
- Duşan Baiski (b. 1955)
- Carmen-Francesca Banciu (b. 1955)
- T. O. Bobe (b. 1969)
- Rodica Bretin (b.1958)
- Augustin Buzura (b. 1938)
- Mircea Cărtărescu (b. 1956)
- Mircea Ciobanu (1940-1997)
- Ioan Mihai Cochinescu (b. 1951)
- Virgil Duda (b. 1939)
- Ion Hobana (b.1931)
- Mircea Nedelciu (1950-1999)
- Alexandru Paleologu (1919-2005)
- Octavian Paler (1927-2007)
- Dora Pavel (b. 1946)
- Elena Liliana Popescu (b. 1948)
- Camelian Propinatiu (b. 1951)
- Răzvan Rădulescu (b. 1967)
- Leonard Oprea (b. 1953)
- Ion Vianu (b. 1934)
Essays and philosophy[change | change source]
20th century[change | change source]
- Lucian Blaga (1895-1961)
- Emil Cioran (1911-1995)
- Ioan Petru Culianu (1950-1991)
- Mircea Eliade (1907-1986)
- Nae Ionescu (1890-1940)
- Adrian Marino (1921-2005)
- Constantin Noica (1909-1987)
- Nicolae Steinhardt (1912-1989)
- Petre Ţuţea (1902-1991)
- Mircea Vulcănescu (1904-1952)
Contemporary[change | change source]
- Sorin Antohi (b. 1957)
- Gabriel Liiceanu (b. 1942)
- Horia-Roman Patapievici (b. 1957)
- Andrei Pleşu (b. 1948)
- Mihai Şora (b. 1916)
Literary criticism[change | change source]
- Titu Maiorescu (1840-1917)
- Eugen Lovinescu (1881-1946)
- George Călinescu (1889-1965)
- Tudor Vianu (1897-1964)
- Şerban Cioculescu (1902-1988)
- Eugen Simion (b. 1933)
- Nicolae Manolescu (b. 1939)
- Virgil Nemoianu (b. 1940)