← Liviu RebreanuThe Forest of the Hangedby Liviu RebreanuWar novel set during World War I tracking a soldier's descent into madnessFind on Amazon↗About the authorLiviu RebreanuRomanian novelist whose Ion is considered the founding masterpiece of Romanian realism. His epic depictions of Transylvanian peasant life established the literary tradition of Romanian fiction.More by Liviu RebreanuIonPsychological novel about peasant ambition, land ownership, and moral compromise→UprisingHistorical novel about the 1907 peasant uprising in Romania→Adam and Eve→The Ciuleandra→