Slobodan Selenić

Slobodan Selenić (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Селенић; 7 June 1933 – 27 October 1995) was a Serbian writer, literary critic, dramatist, academic^[2] and university professor of 20th century literature.^[3]

Slobodan Selenić
A plaque on the house where Selenić lived
Born	(1933-06-07)7 June 1933 Pakrac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died	27 October 1995(1995-10-27) (aged 62) Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Alma mater	Faculty of Dramatic arts, University of Arts in Belgrade
Occupation(s)	University professor, writer
Awards	NIN Award, Sterija Award[1]

Biography

He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade.^[4]

One of the main themes in his work is the destruction of the civic class from Kingdom of Yugoslavia, its values and later destruction with the formation of the second Yugoslavia. He became the director of Avala Film at the age of 29.^[5] The Slobodan Selenić Award is annually awarded in his honour for the best graduate work at his alma mater.^[6]

Selenić won the NIN literary prize in 1980 and was Belgrade's Poet Laureate.^[7]

Works

His works include:^[8]

• Avangardna drama, anthology (1964)
• Angažman u dramskoj formi (1965)
• Memoari Pere Bogalja (1968)
• Dramski pravci XX vijeka (1971)
• Pismo glava (1972)
• Antologija savremene srpske drame, anthology (1977)
• Prijatelji (1980)
• Kosančićev vijenac 7 (1982)
• Očevi i oci (1985);^[9] English translation, Fathers and Forefathers, Ellen Elias-Bursac, tr. (The Harvill Press, 2003)
• Ruženje naroda (1987)
• Timor mortis (1989)
• Knez Pavle (1991)
• Ubistvo s predumišljajem, novel and screenplay for film (1993);^[10] English translation, Premeditated Murder, Jelena Petrovic, tr. (The Harvill Press, 1997)
• Iskorak u stvarnost (1995)
• Dramski pravci XX vijeka (2003)
• Malajsko ludilo (2003)
• Dramsko doba (2005)