Aleksandar Popović (writer)

Aleksandar Popović (Ub, Serbia, November 2, 1929 — Belgrade, October 9, 1996) was a Serbian writer who authored more than 50 plays and other works, of which the most famous are Bela kafa and Mrešćenje šarana.

Biography

Born in Ub to a family with military background,^[1] Popović graduated from the gymnasium in his hometown^[2] and soon after started to write poetry. In the late 40s he was arrested by the communist authorities and spent five years at Goli Otok.^[3] After release he worked a number of poorly paid jobs, only to accept the invitation of Duško Radović to start writing radio dramas for children.^[4] His opus includes a number of dramas, comedies, dramas for children, TV dramas, TV and movie scripts.^[5]

Popović's theatre play Mrešćenje šarana was banned in Yugoslavia.^[6]

Selected works

• Devojčica u plavoj haljini, 1961
• Tvrdoglave priče, 1962
• Sudbina jednog Čarlija, 1964
• Ljubinko i Desanka, 1964
• Sudbina jednog Čarlija, 1964
• Čarapa od sto petlji, 1965
• Sablja dimiskija, 1965
• Razvojni put Bore Šnajdera, 1967
• Smrtonosna motoristika, 1967
• Kako se voli Vesna, 1974
• Mrešćenje šarana, 1984
• Gardijski potporučnik Ribanac ili Fantazija o cvećkama, 1984
• Tri svetlice s pozornice, 1986
• Bela kafa, 1990
• Tamna je noć, 1992
• Čarlama, zbogom, 1995
• Baš bunar, 1996
• Noćna frajla, 1999