Moromeții by Marin Preda
original title: Moromeții
Marin Preda is one of the four great post-war Romanian writers, being also one of the greatest authors of novels in Romanian literature. "Moromeții" is one of the most famous masterpieces of the novelist, being the very first novel, but he has the honor of concluding the series of great Romanian works with his novel, "The most beloved of earthlings". The novel is a monograph of the Romanian village.
The novel is a species of the epic genre that is divided into chapters and possibly into several parts and volumes, there is a complex action, several characters, the main way of exposition being the narrative, complemented by dialogue and description.
The novel is temporally structured in two distinct parts: before and after the Second World War. At first, she is surprised to return home, after a tiring day working on the camel, of the Moromete family, in which it is observed that all those present seek refuge: the three boys pretend to be very tired and want to sleep, and those two girls "quickly went to bed", while their father chooses his favorite activity - he lights a cigarette and goes out to talk.
A representative scene for the novel's action is the family meal, which, apparently, is just a normal time for a peasant family, but the placement of members at the table is suggestive of their relationship: the three boys from the first marriage sat down from the outside, "as if he were ready to leave." On the other side of the table, next to Catrina are the girls, but also Niculae, while Ilie Moromete "seemed to be above everyone".
In conclusion, it can be said that the novel "Moromeții" will remain one of the most valuable novels in the history of Romanian literature, along with "Ion" (Liviu Rebreanu), "Enigma Otiliei" (George Călinescu), etc.
