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 (1650–1717)
• Dimitrie Cantemir (1673–1723)
• Gheorghe Asachi (1788–1869)

19th century

Romantic writers

• 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)
• 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
• Gala Galaction (1879–1961)
• Constantin Stere (1865–1936)
• Nicolae Iorga

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
• George Călinescu
• Zaharia Stancu

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) - experimental novels
• Ion Grămadă (1886–1917)
• Panait Istrati (1884–1935) - exotic prose
• Ionel Teodoreanu (1897–1954) - youth novels
• Victor Eftimiu
• Tudor Mușatescu
• George Ciprian
• Geo Bogza
• Eugène Ionesco
• Emil Cioran

Post-war period

Mainstream prose

• Radu Tudoran
• Eugen Jebeleanu
• Emil Botta
• Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
• Gellu Naum
• Marin Preda
• Ștefan Augustin Doinaș
• Petru Dumitriu
• Constantin Chiriţǎ
• 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
• Titus Popovici
• Dumitru Solomon
• 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
• Ion Barbu
• Mihai Beniuc
• Lucian Blaga
• Leonid Dimov
• Carmen Firan
• Octavian Goga
• Nicolae Labiș
• Ion Minulescu
• Ion Pillat
• Marin Sorescu
• Nichita Stănescu
• George Topîrceanu
• Dorin Tudoran

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
• 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)

See also

• Literature of Romania
• List of Romanian women writers
• List of Romanian language poets
• List of Romanian novelists