▁several ▁writers ▁he ▁knew ▁personally : ▁Emil ▁G âr lean u , ▁N . ▁D . ▁Co ce a , ▁T . ▁Rob e anu , ▁C inc in at ▁Pav eles cu , ▁Pan ait ▁C erna , ▁Lud ov ic ▁D au ș , ▁ Ș te fan ▁Oct av ian ▁I os if ▁and ▁Dim it rie ▁Ang hel . ▁ ▁S avel ' s ▁short ▁story ▁collections ▁Î nt re ▁re ț ele ▁( 1 9 1 9 ), ▁În tr - un ▁sat ▁de ▁cont rab and i ști ▁( 1 9 2 0 ), ▁Pri be ag ▁( 1 9 2 0 ) ▁featured ▁war ▁them es . ▁In ▁particular , ▁the ▁first ▁offers ▁a ▁v ivid ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁tren ches ; ▁the ▁writing ▁is ▁ske pt ical , ▁even ▁mis anth rop ic , ▁reflect ing ▁a ▁har sh ▁reality ▁and ▁de void ▁of ▁sentiment ality ▁or ▁false ▁patri ot ism . ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁novel ▁V ad ul ▁ho ț ilor ▁also ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁war , ▁imag ining ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁border ▁village ▁during ▁the ▁conflict . ▁A ▁previous ▁novel , ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁Mir on ▁Gr inde a , ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁partial ▁success : ▁while ▁making ▁pert inent ▁observations ▁about ▁life ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁at ▁the ▁dawn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁its ▁characters ▁are ▁wooden ▁and ▁its ▁S ă m ă n ă