For interwar Romanian writers and intellectuals, the Great Depression exacerbated an already precarious situation. The period brought job cuts in civil service and teaching, the fields which traditionally employed intellectuals, fewer publishing opportunities, and wage delays. The crisis affected even established and popular writers. Cezar Petrescu made an acclaimed debut in 1928 with his novel … Continue reading “Living and Writing in the 1930s: A Romanian Novelist’s Financial Troubles”
