Valentin Serbu

{{Short description|Romanian writer}}

Valentin Serbu (July 20, 1934{{Cite web |url=http://www.mlr.ro/evenimentehtm/aniversarieng.php |title=Muzeul Literaturii Romane |access-date=2007-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016044304/http://www.mlr.ro/evenimentehtm/aniversarieng.php |archive-date=2007-10-16 |url-status=dead }} – January 29, 1994) was a contemporary Romanian writer, best known for his novels and satirical short stories. His most popular writings include Figurantii – Baltazar ("Figurants – Balthazar") Satirica ("Satire"), Tărâm necunoscut ("Unknown land"), his science fiction novel Fantastice ("Fantastics"), Tentative ("Tentatives"), Fantastica Delta ("The Fantastic Delta"), Provinciale ("Provincials"), Expediţia ("The Expedition").

He was born in Tulcea.{{cite web|url=https://tulcealibrary.ro/serbu-valentin/|title=Serbu Valentin|website=tulcealibrary.ro|language=ro|access-date=April 13, 2021}} He has a dedicated memorial room within the Panait Cerna Library in Tulcea.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cjtulcea.ro/hcj/2005/anexe/300804/anexa.doc |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-12-02 |archive-date=2006-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524055931/http://www.cjtulcea.ro/hcj/2005/anexe/300804/anexa.doc |url-status=dead }}