Pann Anton

AAA             Pann Anton (1796-1854) was a gifted writer, with a sharp spirit of observation, a deep understanding of life, an uncompared science in using the language. He analyses the material selected out of the folklore raising at the lead of an original creation. The most well-know volumes are Poezii deosebite sau Cantece de lume (Special Poems or World Songs), Culegere de proverburi sau Povestea vorbei (Collection of Proverbs or The Story of Speech), Spitalul amorului (The Love Hospital), Nazdravaniile lui Nastratin Hogea (Nastratin Hogea's Prodigies).
            Povestea vorbei (The Story of Speech) is a collection of proverbs, illustrated by veridical anecdote realizing a true human comedy. Bantering foulness, drunkenness, lie, hypocrisy, other flows. He offers us various portraits in an expressive language.