Ion Creangă
Ion Creangă (1 March 1837, Humulești, Romania – 31 December 1889, Iași) was a Romanian writer. He wrote all kinds of stories including his autobiography Amintiri din Copilărie (English: Childhood memories).
Ion Creangă Nică al lui Ștefan a Petrei Ion Torcălău Ioan Ștefănescu | |
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| Born | 1837 or 1839 Târgu Neamț |
| Died | 31 December 1889 (aged 52) Iaşi |
| Pen name | Popa Smântână, Ioan Vântură-Țară |
| Occupation | Short story writer, educator, folklorist, poet, textile worker, cleric, politician |
| Nationality | Moldavian, Romanian |
| Period | 1864–1881 |
| Genre | anecdote, children's literature, fable, fairy tale, fantasy, lyric poetry, memoir, novella, satire, short story, sketch story |
| Literary movement | Realism, Junimea |
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