Which Romanian writer wrote the short story, "Ivan Turbincă"?
Ion Creangă
Ivan Turbincă
"Ivan Turbincă" (] ; in full Povestea lui Ivan Turbincă, "The Story of Ivan Turbincă") is an 1880 short story, fairy tale and satirical text by Romanian writer Ion Creangă, echoing themes common in Romanian and European folklore.
 It recounts the adventures of an eponymous Russian soldier, who passes between the world of the living, Heaven and Hell, on a quest for immortality.
 In the beginning of the story, God rewards Ivan's charitable nature with a pouch with which he can trap all things in existence, and used by the soldier to subdue Satan and the multitude of devils, and eventually serve his purpose of cheating Death.
 The text also includes a portrayal of Saint Peter as the gatekeeper of Heaven, a reference to the miraculous powers of Saint Nicholas, as well as humorous references to the lifestyle of local aristocrats, or boyars.
 The protagonist himself is shown to be devoted and intelligent, but is primarily motivated by partying and drinking, activities which he engages in for eternity.
Ion Creangă
Ion Creangă (] ; also known as Nică al lui Ștefan a Petrei, Ion Torcălău and Ioan Ștefănescu; March 1, 1837 – December 31, 1889) was a Moldavian, later Romanian writer, raconteur and schoolteacher.
 A main figure in 19th century Romanian literature, he is best known for his "Childhood Memories" volume, his novellas and short stories, and his many anecdotes. Creangă's main contribution to fantasy and children's literature includes narratives structured around eponymous protagonists ("Harap Alb", "Ivan Turbincă", "Dănilă Prepeleac", "Stan Pățitul"), as well as fairy tales indebted to conventional forms ("The Story of the Pig", "The Goat and Her Three Kids", "The Mother with Three Daughters-in-Law", "The Old Man's Daughter and the Old Woman's Daughter").
 Widely seen as masterpieces of the Romanian language and local humor, his writings occupy the middle ground between a collection of folkloric sources and an original contribution to a literary realism of rural inspiration.
 They are accompanied by a set of contributions to erotic literature, collectively known as his "corrosives".
The Encyclopedia of Dragons
The Encyclopedia of Dragons (Romanian: Enciclopedia zmeilor ) is a 2002 book by the Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu, with illustrations by Tudor Banus.
 It focuses on dragons in Romanian folklore, and includes ten short stories about dragons.
 Cărtărescu groups it with his books "Why We Love Women" and "Beautiful Strangers" as a trilogy of prose with lower literary ambition. Oscar Walter Cisek
Oscar Walter Cisek ([tsízek] or [tšisek]; 6 December 1897 - 30 May 1966) was a Romanian writer, diplomat, and art critic, who authored short stories, novels, poems and essays in both German and Romanian. The Forbidden Forest
The Forbidden Forest (Romanian: Noaptea de Sânziene ; French: Forêt interdite ) is a 1955 novel by the Romanian writer Mircea Eliade.
 The story takes place between 1936 and 1948 in Bucharest and several other European cities, and follows a Romanian man who is on a spiritual quest while being torn between two women.
 The book was written between the years 1949 and 1954.
 It contains several elements and themes which also appear in the author's scholarly work, such as initiation rites and the division between sacred and profane time. Ovidiu Zotta
Ovidiu Zotta (1935-1996) was a Romanian writer of children's stories and an editor, scriptwriter and comic strip designer.
 In the late 1960s he created a character, "Dim Dunăreanu" who was a superhero for children and has been called the "Romanian James Bond".
 Zotta wrote under a pseudonym, Sandu Alexandru, often simultaneously with his given name. Why We Love Women
Why We Love Women (Romanian: De ce iubim femeile ) is a 2004 short story collection by the Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu.
 The twenty stories all have a female protagonist, and had previously been published in the magazine "Elle".
 The book was published in English in 2011 through University of Plymouth Press. Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
The Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the Purple Aces of the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana, in NCAA Division I basketball competition.
 They are currently led by head coach Marty Simmons and play their home games at the Ford Center.
 Evansville's athletics teams were originally known as the Pioneers in the early part of the 1900s.
 In the 1920s, the name Aces arose after a local sports writer wrote in a game story of the men's basketball team, "They played like Aces."
 The team has been known as the Aces and/or Purple Aces ever since.
 Evansville has won five Division II national championships (1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1971). Beautiful Strangers
Beautiful Strangers (Romanian: Frumoasele străine ) is a 2004 prose collection by the Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu.
 It consists of stories Cărtărescu wrote for the magazine "Seven Nights".
 Cărtărescu groups it with his earlier books "The Encyclopedia of Dragons" and "Why We Love Women" as a trilogy of prose with lower literary ambition.
 "Beautiful Strangers" was the ninth best-selling book overall in Romania in 2010. Miss Christina
Miss Christina (Romanian: Domnișoara Christina ) is a 1936 novella by the Romanian writer Mircea Eliade.
 It tells the story of the attraction between a female strigoi—an undead human from Romanian folklore—and a young man who visits the house she haunts.
 An English translation by Ana Cartianu was published in 1992 as part of the Eliade omnibus volume "Mystic Stories".
 The novella has been the basis for two Romanian film adaptations with the same title.