Cezar Petrescu

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Cezar Petrescu (1892, Cotnari, Iaşi County—1961) was a Romanian journalist, novelist and children's writer.

He was inspired by the works of Honoré de Balzac, attempting to write a Romanian novel cycle that would mirror his La Comédie humaine. He was also under the influence of the Sămănătorul critique of Romanian society.

As a journalist, Cezar Petrescu made himself known as one of the editors of the magazine Gândirea (alongside Nichifor Crainic and Lucian Blaga). He was for long a member of the National Peasants' Party, and wrote extensively for its press (especially for Aurora).

The major work was undertaken through his such novels novels as Întunecare ("Darkening"; 1928), Calea Victoriei (the name of a Bucharest avenue; 1930), Dumenica orbului ("The Blind Man's Sunday"; 1934), and Noi vrem pământ ("We Demand Land"; 1938).

Notwithstanding his prolific output as a novelist, Petrescu is mostly remembered for his children's book Fram, ursul polar ("Fram the Polar Bear" - the circus animal character was named after Fram, the ship used by Fridtjof Nansen on his expeditions).