Făt Frumos was a semimonthly literary magazine published in Bârlad

Bârlad

Bârlad is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the Bârlad River, which waters the high plains of eastern Moldavia....

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. Covering political, economic and literary topics, was first printed on March 15, 1904, at the C. D. Lupaşcu printing shop. The chief editors were George Tutoveanu and D. Nanu, and, at a later date Corneliu Moldoveanu and Anastasie Mândru. The last issue of the magazine was printed on February 1, 1906. From March 1, 1909 to April 1, 1909, it was edited by writer Emil Gârleanu.

Făt Frumos was an important presence on Romania's literary scene

Literature of Romania

Romanian literature is literature written by Romanian authors, although the term may also be used to refer to all literature written in the Romanian language.Eugène Ionesco is one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd....

, publishing contributions by known writers such as Mihail Sadoveanu

Mihail Sadoveanu

Mihail Sadoveanu was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as acting republican head of state under the communist regime . One of the most prolific Romanian-language writers, he is remembered mostly for his historical and adventure novels, as...

, Nicolae Iorga

Nicolae Iorga

Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...

, Eugen Lovinescu

Eugen Lovinescu

Eugen Lovinescu was a Romanian modernist literary historian, literary critic, academic, and novelist, who in 1919 established the Sburătorul literary club. He was the father of Monica Lovinescu, and the uncle of Horia Lovinescu, Vasile Lovinescu, and Anton Holban...

, Gheorghe Vâlsan, Arthur Gorovei

Arthur Gorovei

Arthur Gorovei was a Romanian writer, folklorist and ethnographer. In 1940, he was elected an honorary member of the Romanian Academy.-Publications:...

, Dimitrie Anghel

Dimitrie Anghel

Dimitrie Anghel was a Romanian poet.His first poem was published in Contemporanul...

, Elena Farago and Ilarie Chendi.