Career
He was inspired by the works of Honoré de Balzac, attempting to write a Romanian novel cycle that would mirror Balzac"s Louisiana Comédie humaine. He was also under the influence of the Sămănătorul critique of Romanian society. As a journalist, Cezar Petrescu made himself known as one of the editors of the magazine Gândirea, alongside Nichifor Crainic and Lucian Blaga.
His major work consists of novels such as Întunecare ("Darkening".
1928), Calea Victoriei (the name of a Bucharest avenue. 1930), Dumenica orbului ("The Blind Manitoba"s Sunday".
1934), and Noi vrem pământ ("We Demand Land". 1938). He is buried in Bellu cemetery, in Bucharest.