''O făclie de Paşte'' or ''O făclie de Paşti'' (
Romanian
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for "An
Easter
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Torch") is a
naturalistic novella
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written by
Romania
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n writer
Ion Luca Caragiale
Ion Luca Caragiale (; commonly referred to as I. L. Caragiale; According to his birth certificate, published and discussed by Constantin Popescu-Cadem in ''Manuscriptum'', Vol. VIII, Nr. 2, 1977, pp. 179-184 – 9 June 1912) was a Romanian playw ...
. It was first published in
Convorbiri Literare
''Convorbiri Literare'' ( Romanian: ''Literary Talks'') is a Romanian literary magazine published in Romania. It is among the most important journals of the nineteenth-century Romania.
History and profile
''Convorbiri Literare'' was founded by ...
(no. XXIII/1889–1890) and as a self-standing brochure in 1892. Subsequently it was included in many anthologies and editions of Caragiale's prose.
References
Romanian novellas
Works by Ion Luca Caragiale
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