Cezar Petrescu (1892, Cotnari, Iaşi County—1961) was a Romanian journalist, novelist and children's writer. 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Administrative map of Romania with IaÅŸi county highlighted IaÅŸi is a Romanian county (judeÅ£) in the Moldavia region, with the capital city at IaÅŸi. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... // Basic characteristics There is some debate as to what constitutes childrens literature. ...

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. Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850) was a French novelist. ... Literary cycles are groups of stories grouped around common figures, based on mythical figures or loosely on historic ones. ... Honoré de Balzac La Comédie humaine is the title of Honoré de Balzacs multi-volume collection of interlinked novels and stories depicting French society in the period of the Restoration and the July Monarchy 1815-1848. ...

As a journalist, Cezar Petrescu made himself known as one of the editors of the magazine Gândirea (alongside Lucian Blaga). A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... Lucian Blaga (May 9, 1895 - May 6, 1961) Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher. ...

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). Bucharest (Romanian: BucureÅŸti ) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. ...

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). Binomial name Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774 The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), aka white bear aka northern bear aka sea bear, is a large bear native to the Arctic. ... Fram in Antarctica in Roald Amundsens expedition. ... Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen (born October 10, 1861 in Store Frøen, near Kristiania, now Oslo - died May 13, 1930 in Lysaker, outside Oslo) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat. ...