List of Romanian writers
Literature
Old literature
19th century
Romantic writers
- Ion Budai-Deleanu
- 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)
- Iosif Vulcan (1841-1907)
- Petre Ispirescu
- Alexandru Odobescu
- Alecu Russo
- Alexandru Macedonski
- Barbu Delavrancea
The classics
Inter-war literature
Transition literature
Female authors
Analytical prose
Realist prose
- Ion Agârbiceanu
- Adrian Maniu
- 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
- Mihail Sorbul
- Ion Al. Brătescu-Voineşti
- Alexandru Kiriţescu
- George Călinescu
- Alexandru Philippide
- Zaharia Stancu
- George Mihail Zamfirescu
Poetic novels
Fantastic prose
Others
- Tristan Tzara
- Urmuz (1883-1923) - experimental novels
- Benjamin Fundoianu
- Panait Istrati (1884-1935) - exotic prose
- Ionel Teodoreanu (1897-1954) - youth novels
- Victor Eftimiu
- Tudor Muşatescu
- George Ciprian
- Pavel Dan
- Geo Bogza
- Eugène Ionesco
- Emil Cioran
Post-war period
Mainstream prose
- Radu Tudoran
- Eugen Jebeleanu
- Emil Botta
- Aurel Baranga
- Horia Vintilă
- Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
- Gellu Naum
- Horia Lovinescu
- Ion D. Sârbu
- Marin Preda
- Ştefan Augustin Doinaş
- Petru Dumitriu
- Constantin Chiriţǎ
- A. E. Baconsky (1925-1977)
- Eugen Barbu (1924-1993)
- Nicolae Breban (b. 1934)
- Alexandru Ivasiuc (1933-1977)
- Fănuş Neagu (b. 1932)
- Dumitru Radu Popescu (b. 1935)
- Marin Preda (1922-1980)
- Dinu Săraru (b. 1932)
- Zaharia Stancu (1902-1974)
- Constantin Ţoiu (b. 1923)
- Ioan Alexandru
- Ştefan Bǎnulescu
- Teodor Mazilu
- Titus Popovici
- Dumitru Solomon
- Dumitru Ţepeneag (b. 1937)
Prose
- Geo Bogza (1908-1993)
- Rodica Ojog-Braşoveanu (1939-2002)
- Constantin Chiriţă (1925-1991)
- Brenda Stress (b. 1983)
- Radu Tudoran (1917-1992)
- Haralamb Zincă (b. 1923)
- Doru Davidovici (1945-1989)
Poetry
Romanian diaspora
- Cristian Petru Bălan (b. 1936)
- Matei Călinescu (b. 1934)
- Andrei Codrescu (b. 1946)
- Dan Dănilă (b. 1954)
- Virgil Gheorghiu (1916-1992)
- Paul Goma (b. 1935)
- Leonard Oprea (b. 1953)
- Dumitru Ţepeneag (b. 1937)
Contemporary writers
- Gabriela Adameşteanu (b. 1942)
- Duşan Baiski (b. 1955)
- Carmen-Francesca Banciu (b. 1955)
- T. O. Bobe (b. 1969)
- Rodica Bretin (b.1958)
- Augustin Buzura (b. 1938)
- Mircea Cărtărescu (b. 1956)
- Mircea Ciobanu (1940-1997)
- Ioan Mihai Cochinescu (b. 1951)
- Virgil Duda (b. 1939)
- Ion Hobana (b.1931)
- Mircea Nedelciu (1950-1999)
- Alexandru Paleologu (1919-2005)
- Octavian Paler (1927-2007)
- Dora Pavel (b. 1946)
- Elena Liliana Popescu (b. 1948)
- Camelian Propinatiu (b. 1951)
- Răzvan Rădulescu (b. 1967)
- Leonard Oprea (b. 1953)
- Ion Vianu (b. 1934)
Essays and philosophy
20th century
Contemporary
- Sorin Antohi (b. 1957)
- Gabriel Liiceanu (b. 1942)
- Horia-Roman Patapievici (b. 1957)
- Andrei Pleşu (b. 1948)
- Mihai Şora (b. 1916)
Literary criticism
- Titu Maiorescu (1840-1917)
- Eugen Lovinescu (1881-1946)
- George Călinescu (1889-1965)
- Tudor Vianu (1897-1964)
- Şerban Cioculescu (1902-1988)
- Eugen Simion (b. 1933)
- Nicolae Manolescu (b. 1939)
- Virgil Nemoianu (b. 1940)