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““Ion Ghica” Secondary Ion Ghica” Secondary School, Iasi, RomaniaSchool, Iasi, Romania

Ion Creangă (1 March 1837, Ion Creangă (1 March 1837, Humulești - 31 December Humulești - 31 December 1889, Iași) was one of the 1889, Iași) was one of the most important writers in most important writers in Romania, known for his Romania, known for his wonderful fairy-tales and wonderful fairy-tales and stories. He is studied by pupils stories. He is studied by pupils and highly appreciated for his and highly appreciated for his autobiography “Childhood autobiography “Childhood Memories” – a classic in the Memories” – a classic in the Romanian literature.Romanian literature.

He was also a deacon at “The 40 Saints” Church in Iasi.

Mihai EminescuMihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu (15 January 1850, (15 January 1850,

Botoșani - June 1889, Bucharest) is Botoșani - June 1889, Bucharest) is a poet, prose writer and journalist, a poet, prose writer and journalist, considered the most important considered the most important poetic voice in the Romanian poetic voice in the Romanian literature. He was influenced by the literature. He was influenced by the European Romanticism.European Romanticism.

His taste for the past and national His taste for the past and national history, his melancholic view of history, his melancholic view of childhood, the return to nature childhood, the return to nature happened at a time when the happened at a time when the European literature discovered the European literature discovered the modernist view through Charles modernist view through Charles Baudelaire and Stephane Mallarme.Baudelaire and Stephane Mallarme.

Mihai SadoveanuMihai Sadoveanu Mihail Sadoveanu (5 November 1880, Mihail Sadoveanu (5 November 1880,

Pașcani - 19 October 1961, Vânători-Pașcani - 19 October 1961, Vânători-Neamț) is a writer, story teller, novelist, Neamț) is a writer, story teller, novelist, member of the Academy and also member of the Academy and also political person.political person.

He is considered one of the most He is considered one of the most important Romanian writers of the XXth important Romanian writers of the XXth century.century.

His work can be described as the first His work can be described as the first step of the “Seedsman” movement, with step of the “Seedsman” movement, with mytho-symbolic characteristics as well mytho-symbolic characteristics as well as influenced by the Socialist Realism.as influenced by the Socialist Realism.

He is the co-author of a cultural He is the co-author of a cultural magazine, “Literary Notes”, which was magazine, “Literary Notes”, which was published in Iasi.published in Iasi.

In 1926 he represents The Romanian In 1926 he represents The Romanian Writers Society at the Berlin Congress.Writers Society at the Berlin Congress.

ION LUCA CARAGIALEION LUCA CARAGIALE Ion Luca Caragiale (February S.N. 13

February 1852,[1] Haimanale, Prahova county, Țara Românească, nowadays named I. L. Caragiale, in his memory.

He is a playwright, writer, poet, theatre director, politic commenter and journalist.

He is considered the greatest Romanian playwright.

He was included as a member of the Romanian Academy.