About the book: year / The most prominent representative of critical realism in Romanian literature, J.L. Caragiale was a sober and keen observer of contemporary society, a subtle analyst of the human soul. The creator of a whole gallery of memorable types, an extremely demanding artist, he is an unsurpassed master of comic characters, positions and vocabulary, as well as oral style, in Romanian literature. The dialogue of his characters is always distinguished by impeccable truthfulness and authenticity. Caragiale’s work, full of brilliance and freshness, has proven, over the decades, its vitality, confirmed by countless editions of his works, their translation into many languages ​​and the production of his plays abroad. Just like Eminescu generalized the experience of his predecessors, raising Romanian poetry to the heights of immortal art, Caragiale was the continuer of the Romanian traditions of satirical comedy, giving it his incomparable masterpieces.