▁as ▁a ▁minor ▁but ▁pictures que ▁contribution ▁to ▁modern ▁Roman ian ▁literature . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁The ▁future ▁writer ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁Cre v edia ▁Mare , ▁V la ș ca ▁County ▁( now ▁Gi urg iu ▁County ), ▁on ▁. ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁the ▁pe as ants ▁I on ▁C âr ste a ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Flo area ▁n ée ▁Anton es cu , ▁described ▁the ▁poet ▁as : ▁" well - to - do ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁p low . ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁in ▁my ▁family ▁to ▁have ▁worn ▁a ▁neck t ie ." ▁Cre v edia ▁also ▁saw ▁himself ▁as ▁" p ure ly ▁Roman ian ▁and ▁from ▁a ▁fully ▁Roman ian ▁region ", ▁but ▁was ▁rum ored ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁Bulgar ian ▁eth nic ity . ▁His ▁birth ▁name ▁was ▁Nic ula e ▁( or ▁Nicola e ) ▁I on ▁C âr ste a , ▁although ▁he ▁later ▁had ▁it ▁officially ▁changed ▁to ▁N . ▁Cre v edia , ▁his ▁pseud onym ▁of ▁choice . ▁One ▁of ▁two ▁sons ▁born ▁to ▁the ▁C âr ste as , ▁he ▁spons ored ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁complete ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁education , ▁while ▁his ▁older ▁sister s ▁( one ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁ 1 7 ▁children ▁of ▁her ▁own ) ▁remained ▁largely ▁ill iter ate . ▁ ▁After ▁comple ting ▁primary ▁school ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁village , ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁education ▁was ▁interrupted ▁by ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁Nic ula e ▁was ▁mobil