Milorad Pavić
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Milorad Pavić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Павић, pronounced [mîloraːd pǎːʋitɕ]; 15 October 1929 – 30 November 2009) was a Serbian novelist, poet, short story writer, and literary historian. Born in Belgrade in 1929, he published a number of poems, short stories and novels during his lifetime, the most famous of which was the Dictionary of the Khazars (1984). Upon its release, it was hailed as "the first novel of the 21st century." Pavić's works have been translated into more than thirty languages. He was vastly popular in Europe and in South America, and was deemed "one of the most intriguing writers from the beginning of the 21st century." He won numerous prizes in Serbia and in the former Yugoslavia, and was mentioned several times as a potential candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in Belgrade in 2009.
Milorad Pavić | |
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Born | (1929-10-15)15 October 1929 Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Died | 30 November 2009(2009-11-30) (aged 80) Belgrade, Serbia |
Resting place | New Cemetery, Belgrade |
Occupation | Writer • poet • literary historian • translator |
Language | Serbian |
Nationality | Serbian |
Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
Genres | Experimental novel, Short story, playwright, poetry |
Literary movement | Postmodernism |
Notable works | Dictionary of the Khazars Landscape Painted with Tea The Inner Side of the Wind |
Spouse | Jasmina Mihajlović |
Children | Ivan Jelena |
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