He finally settled in Bucharest, where he worked as an editor on several publications and founded and led one of his own, the magazine Vitrina literară (1929–1934).
He was well-received in the Sburătorul literary circle, although in Istoria literaturii române contemporane, its leader Eugen Lovinescu gave a much more modest opinion of Damian's merits.
Only the 1936 novel Om had literary pretensions; this love story rings rather false, particularly in its poetic and lyrical passages.
[1] In May 1941, Nichifor Crainic, Minister of National Propaganda in the Ion Antonescu regime, suspended București, citing its pro-democracy outlook.
Damian sent a protest telegram that Crainic, due to its references to his personal life, found violent and offensive.