Ion Luca Caragiale in Cluj, Romania

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Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator, and journalist who left behind an important cultural legacy. He is considered one of the greatest playwrights in the Romanian language and literature, as well as one of its most important writers and a leading representative of local humor. Alongside Mihai Eminescu, Ioan Slavici, and Ion Creangă, he is seen as one of the main representatives of Junimea, an influential literary society with which he parted during the second half of his life. His work spans four decades, covering the ground between Neoclassicism, Realism, and Naturalism, building on an original synthesis of foreign and local influences. Although few in number, Caragiale's plays constitute the most accomplished expression of Romanian theater, as well as being important venues for criticism of late 19th-century Romanian society. They include the comedies O noapte furtunoasă, Conu Leonida faţă cu reacţiunea, O scrisoare pierdută, and the tragedy Năpasta. In addition to these, Caragiale authored the melodrama O soacră, a large number of essays, articles, short stories, novellas, and sketch stories, as well as occasional works of poetry and autobiographical texts such as Din carnetul unui vechi sufleur. Many of his creations were first published in one of several magazines he edited—Claponul, Moftul Român, Vatra, and Epoca. Most of his prose works have been published under the title Momente şi schiţe: they include Căldură mare, Cănuţă om sucit, Două loturi, Grand Hotel "Victoria română," as well as several pieces referring to stock characters such as Lache and Mache, Marius Chicoş Rostogan, and Mitică. In some of his later fiction writings, including La hanul lui Mânjoală, Kir Ianulea, Abu-Hasan, Pastramă trufanda, and Calul dracului, Caragiale adopted the fantasy genre or turned to historical fiction. This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks, and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help. Scanned: Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)