 He started writing poetry and criticism, publishing in several Romanian journals.Two early writings of note are "Nu", a book criticizing many other writers, including prominent Romanian poets, and "Hugoliade, or, The grotesque and tragic life of Victor Hugo" a satirical biography mocking Victor Hugo's status as a great figure in French literature.The "Hugoliade" includes exaggerated retellings of the most scandalous episodes in Hugo's life and contains prototypes for many of Ionesco's later themes