 He wrote under the pen name of Ion Băieşu, because Ion Mihalache had also been a prominent conservative Romanian politician, undesirable to the communists.His works include many satirical and humoristic short stories, including his most successful plays ""Tanţa şi Costel"" and ""Preşul"" (""The Doormat"").In 1985, he also became successful with his novel ""Balanţa"", the story of a psychologist, Nela, and a doctor, Mitică Bostan.