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George Bălăiță

Born 1935 · Romania

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    Observator cultural 2017 · Shortlist

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    Title translated by AI:“The Bargain”

    George Bălăiță · 81 when first published

    Novel · 216 pages

    AI-generated summary:A parallel version of Creangă’s folk tale of Stan Pățitul, told as a peasant novel at once realistic and fabulous, in which Stan and the devil Chirică, a gambler fond of puppet shows and prone to erotic temptation, become almost brothers.