A warm, humorous, and nostalgic depiction of rural life in 19th-century Moldavia. Creangă captures the innocence and joy of childhood with vivid storytelling. 

A collection of folk-inspired tales such as Capra cu trei iezi (The Goat and Her Three Kids), Punguța cu doi bani (The Purse with Two Coins), and Fata babei și fata moșneagului (The Old Woman’s Daughter and the Old Man’s Daughter). These stories mix humor, moral lessons, and fantastical elements, deeply rooted in Romanian folklore. 

A brilliant political satire. Caragiale’s humor and sharp dialogue expose the absurdities of bureaucracy, corruption, and human vanity. 

 A comedic play about jealousy, gossip, and small-town intrigue. It captures human weakness with humor, turning everyday conflicts into unforgettable theater. 

A short satirical play where a couple’s fears of a political uprising lead to absurd and comical situations. Caragiale mocks paranoia and ignorance with biting wit. 

 A lively farce set during carnival season, full of mistaken identities, gossip, and comic misunderstandings. It’s a portrait of human folly in festive disguise. 

 A collection of humorous vignettes from daily life—bureaucrats, clerks, teachers, and ordinary citizens. Caragiale turns mundane situations into timeless comedy. 

 Caragiale’s only tragedy. A dark play about love, betrayal, and revenge, it reveals the destructive power of passion and obsession. 

A family saga and social novel, combining romance and realism. It paints a vivid picture of interwar Bucharest and its ambitions, passions, and intrigues. 

 A complex novel about corruption, decay, and moral compromise in post-war Romanian society. It portrays characters caught between ambition and failure, symbolized by the mysterious chest. 

 A novel that follows an idealistic architect trying to survive in a corrupt world. It mixes satire and tragedy, capturing the disillusionment of the intellectual class. 

Arghezi revolutionized Romanian poetry by mixing the sacred and the mundane, showing the beauty hidden in everyday language.
 Cuvinte potrivite -  A groundbreaking poetry collection that revolutionized Romanian literature. Arghezi mixes the sacred and the profane, showing that beauty can be found even in ordinary or “ugly” words.
Flori de mucigai -  A lyrical collection reflecting tenderness, melancholy, and the intimacy of everyday life, often centered around family and love.