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Nicolae Filimon Nicolae Filimon (September 6, 1819—March 19, 1865) was a
Wallachian Romanian novelist and short-story writer, remembered as the author of
the very first Realist novel in Romanian literature, Ciocoii vechi şi noi ("The
Old and the New Boyars"), which was centered on the self-seeking figure of Dinu
Păturică (who drew comparisons with Stendhal's Julien Sorel). He was also a
noted travel writer, folklorist, musician, and the very first musical critic in
his country. |
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