List of Romanian writers
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This is a list of Romanian writers.
Literature
Old literature
- Neagoe Basarab
- Dosoftei (1624-1693)
- Miron Costin (1633–1691)
- Grigore Ureche (1590–1647)
- Ion Neculce (1672–1744)
- Nicolae Milescu (1636–1708)
- Antim Ivireanul (1650–1717)
- Dimitrie Cantemir (1673–1723)
- Gheorghe Asachi (1788–1869)
19th century
Romantic writers
- Dinicu Golescu (1777-1830)
- Anton Pann (1790s-1854)
- Ion Heliade-Rădulescu (1802-1872)
- Grigore Alexandrescu (1810-1885)
- Constantin Negruzzi (1808–1868)
- Ion Ghica (1817–1897)
- Nicolae Filimon (1891–1895)
- Alexandru Odobescu (1834–1895)
- Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu (1838–1907)
- Petre Ispirescu (1830-1887)
- Alexandru Odobescu (1834-1895
- Alecu Russo (1819-1859)
- Alexandru Macedonski (1854-1920)
- Barbu Delavrancea (1858-1918)
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 (1858-1922)
- Alexandru Davila (1862-1929)
- George Coşbuc (1866-1918)
- Gala Galaction (1879–1961)
- Constantin Stere (1865–1936)
- Nicolae Iorga (1871-1940)
Female authors
- Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu (1876–1955)
- Martha Bibescu (1886–1973)
- Elena Văcărescu (1864–1947)
Analytical prose
- Anton Holban (1902–1937)
- Gib Mihăescu (1894–1935)
- Camil Petrescu (1894–1957)
- Mihail Sebastian (1907–1945)
Realist prose
- 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 (1884-1963)
- George Călinescu (1899-1965)
- Zaharia Stancu (1902-1974)
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)
Others
- Urmuz (1883–1923)
- Ion Grămadă (1886–1917)
- Panait Istrati (1884–1935)
- Ionel Teodoreanu (1897–1954)
- Victor Eftimiu (1889-1972)
- Tudor Mușatescu (1903-1970)
- George Ciprian (1883-1968)
- Geo Bogza (1908-1993)
- Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994)
- Emil Cioran (1911-1995)
Post-war period
Mainstream prose
- Radu Tudoran (1910-1992)
- Eugen Jebeleanu (1911-1991)
- Emil Botta (1911-1977)
- Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (1916-1992)
- Gellu Naum (1915-2001)
- Marin Preda (1922-1980)
- Ștefan Augustin Doinaș (1922-2002)
- Petru Dumitriu (1924-2002)
- Constantin Chiriţǎ(1925-1991)
- A. E. Baconsky (1925–1977)
- Eugen Barbu (1924–1993)
- Nicolae Breban (born 1934)
- Alexandru Ivasiuc (1933–1977)
- Dumitru Radu Popescu (born 1935)
- Marin Preda (1922–1980)
- Dinu Săraru (born 1932)
- Zaharia Stancu (1902–1974)
- Ioan Alexandru (1941-2000)
- Titus Popovici (1930-1994)
- Dumitru Solomon (1932-2003)
- Dumitru Țepeneag (born 1937)
Prose
- Geo Bogza (1908–1993)
- Constantin Chiriță (1925–1991)
- Radu Tudoran (1917–1992)
- Haralamb Zincă (born 1923)
- Doru Davidovici (1945–1989)
Poetry
- George Bacovia (1881-1957)
- Ion Barbu (1895-1961)
- Mihai Beniuc (1907-1998)
- Lucian Blaga (1895-1961)
- Leonid Dimov (1926-1987)
- Carmen Firan (born 1958)
- Octavian Goga (1881-1938)
- Nicolae Labiș (1935-1956)
- Ion Minulescu (1881-1944)
- Ion Pillat (1891-1945)
- Marin Sorescu (1936-1996)
- Nichita Stănescu (1933-1983)
- George Topîrceanu (1886-1937)
- Dorin Tudoran (born 1945)
Romanian diaspora
- Matei Călinescu (born 1934)
- Andrei Codrescu (born 1946)
- Virgil Gheorghiu (1916–1992)
- Paul Goma (born 1935)
- Leonard Oprea (born 1953)
- Dumitru Țepeneag (born 1937)
- Herta Müller (born 1953)
Contemporary writers
- Alexandru Paleologu (1919–2005)
- Octavian Paler (1927–2007)
- Augustin Buzura (born 1938)
- Mircea Cărtărescu (born 1956)
- Gabriela Adameşteanu (born 1942)
- Carmen-Francesca Banciu (born 1955)
- T. O. Bobe (born 1969)
- Rodica Bretin (born 1958)
- Ioan Mihai Cochinescu (born 1951)
- Ion Hobana (born 1931)
- Mircea Nedelciu (1950–1999)
- Leonard Oprea (born 1953)
- Dora Pavel (born 1946)
- Doina Ruşti (born 1957)
- Gelu Vlaşin (born 1966)
- Igor Ursenco (born 1971)
- Dan Sociu (born 1978)
Essays and philosophy
20th century
- Constantin Rădulescu-Motru (1868–1957)
- Lucian Blaga (1895–1961)
- Emil Cioran (1911–1995)
- Ioan Petru Culianu (1950–1991)
- Mircea Eliade (1907–1986)
- Nae Ionescu (1890–1940)
- Constantin Noica (1909–1987)
- Nicolae Steinhardt (1912–1989)
- Petre Țuțea (1902–1991)
- Mircea Vulcănescu (1904–1952)
Contemporary
- Sorin Antohi (born 1957)
- Gabriel Liiceanu (born 1942)
- Andrei Pleșu (born 1948)
Literary criticism
- Titu Maiorescu (1840–1917)
- Eugen Lovinescu (1881–1946)
- George Călinescu (1889–1965)
- Tudor Vianu (1897–1964)
- Șerban Cioculescu (1902–1988)
- Nicolae Manolescu (born 1939)
- Virgil Nemoianu (born 1940)
Drama
- Ion Luca Caragiale (1852–1912)
- Eugène Ionesco (1909–1994)
- Mihail Sebastian (1907–1945)
- Tudor Mușatescu (1930–1980)
- Marin Sorescu (1936–1997)