List of Romanian writers

This is a list of Romanian writers.

Literature

Old literature

* 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

Romantic writers

* 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

* Vasile Alecsandri (1821-1890)
*Ion Creangă (1839-1889)
*Ioan Slavici (1848-1925)
*Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889)
*Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-1912)

Inter-war literature

Transition literature

* Duiliu Zamfirescu
* Alexandru Davila
* George Coşbuc
* Ion Agârbiceanu (1882-1963)
* Gala Galaction (1879-1961)
* Constantin Stere (1865-1936)
* Nicolae Iorga
* Emil Gârleanu

Female authors

*Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu (1876-1955)
*Martha Bibescu (1886-1973)
*Elena Farago (1878-1954)
*Ioana Postelnicu (b. 1910)
*Elena Văcărescu (1864-1947)

Analytical prose

*Anton Holban (1902-1937)
*Gib Mihăescu (1894-1935)
*Camil Petrescu (1894-1957)
*Mihail Sebastian (1907-1945)
* Ion Vinea

Realist prose

* 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

*Tudor Arghezi (1880-1967)
*Mateiu Caragiale (1885-1936)

Fantastic prose

*Mircea Eliade (1907-1986)
*Max Blecher (1909-1938)
*Vasile Voiculescu (1884-1963)
*Gellu Naum (1915-2001)
*Vladimir Colin (1921-1991)

Others

*Tristan Tzara
*Urmuz (1883-1923) - experimental novels
* Benjamin Fundoianu
*Ion Grămadă (1886-1917)
*Panait Istrati (1884-1935) - exotic prose
*Ionel Teodoreanu (1897-1954) - youth novels
* Victor Eftimiu
* Tudor Muşatescu
* George Ciprian
* Pavel Dan
* Geo Bogza
* Eugene Ionesco
* Emil Cioran

Post-war period

Mainstream prose

* 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

*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

* George Bacovia
* Gheorghe Bajenaru
* Ion Barbu
* Mihai Beniuc
* Lucian Blaga
* Dan Botta
* Leonid Dimov
* Carmen Firan
* Octavian Goga
* Nicolae Labiş
* Ion Minulescu
* Ion Pillat
* Elena Liliana Popescu
* Marin Sorescu
* Nichita Stanescu
* George Topîrceanu
* Dorin Tudoran
* Ilarie Voronca

Romanian diaspora

*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

*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)
*Dan Sociu (b. 1978)
*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)
*Camelian Propinatiu (b. 1951)
*Răzvan Rădulescu (b. 1967)
*Leonard Oprea (b. 1953)
*Ion Vianu (b. 1934)

Essays and philosophy

20th century

*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

*Sorin Antohi (b. 1957)
*Gabriel Liiceanu (b. 1942)
*Horia-Roman Patapievici (b. 1957)
*Andrei Pleşu (b. 1948)
*Mihai Şora (b. 1916)

Literary criticism

*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)

Drama

*Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-1912)
*Constantin Rădulescu-Motru (1868-1957)
*Eugen Ionescu (1909-1994)
*Mihail Sebastian (1907-1945)
*Tudor Muşatescu (1930-1980)
*Marin Sorescu (1936-1997)

ee also

* Literature of Romania
* List of Romanian language poets
* List of Romanian novelists