Literary work Ioan Alexandru Brătescu-Voinești

cover of brătescu-voinești s sketches , novellas in esperanto edition of 1927

his first book 1903 nuvele și schițe, enlarged , re-edited În lumea dreptății (1906), followed Întuneric și lumină (1912), after fiction gave way opinion journalism, collected În slujba păcei (1919). in 1912, served interim director of national theatre bucharest. in 1913, served platoon commander in second balkan war; amused respect troops showed due white hair, became vehement pacifist experience. caused break viața românească, believed leading public opinion in wrong direction. credited co-writing 1915 play sorana alongside a. de herz, later claimed latter had not contributed single line. reissued play in 1920 without herz name on cover, prompting latter sue , win case. 1918 1919, worked on dacia , lamura, magazines headed vlahuță and, following latter s death, alone 1919 1922. task @ dacia, communicated government sources, discredit had collaborated country s german occupiers during world war (of herz emblematic). brătescu-voinești , chief declined so, nevertheless received warnings potential targets such tudor arghezi.

brătescu-voinești evoked medium of crumbling ancient boyar class , uncomplicated structure, of small-time provincial clerks; characters unable adapt modern world, souls filled candor, hurt when come contact brutal bourgeois world, incapable of withstanding impact of lies , injustice. although romantic, material handled using classic, direct, simple, confessional tone. sympathetic participation in destinies narrates gives prose intensely lyrical flavor, helps account charm , popularity.