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Craii de Curtea-Veche is a novel by Ion Luca Caragiale that portrays the life of boyar descendants before and after World War I. The novel is set in Bucharest and follows the lives of the members of the boyar family of the titular Craii (noblemen). The novel is a satire of the boyar class and their lifestyle, and it highlights the social and political problems of Romania at the time.