Dobrica Ćosić
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Dobrica Ćosić (1921–2014) was a Serbian writer, essayist, and politician. He served as the President of Yugoslavia and was a member of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia before becoming an independent politician. Ćosić was affiliated with the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Association of Writers of Serbia. His literary output included 64 works, with notable titles such as *Otpadnik*, *Grešnik*, *Bajka*, *Le temps du reveil*, and *Sabrana dela*.
Born in Velika Drenova, he held citizenship in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia. Ćosić resided and worked in Belgrade, where he died on May 18, 2014, and was buried in the Belgrade New Cemetery. He was a member of the Serbian Orthodox Church and spoke Serbian. His honors included the NIN Prize, the Meša Selimović Prize, and the Order of Brotherhood and Unity.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1921
- Works
- 64
Top works
- Otpadnik
- Grešnik
- Bajka
- Le temps du reveil
- Sabrana dela
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Aleksandar Mitrović (acting) , Milan Panić , Radoje Kontić
- Preceded by
- Position established
- Succeeded by
- Zoran Lilić
- Born
- Dobrosav Ćosić , ( 1921-12-29 ) 29 December 1921, Velika Drenova , Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
- Died
- 18 May 2014 (2014-05-18) (aged 92), Belgrade , Serbia
- Resting place
- Belgrade New Cemetery
- Party
- SKJ (until 1968)
- Awards
- Order of Merits for the People , NIN Award (1954, 1961) , Pushkin Medal (2010)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
- Place of birth
- Velika Drenova
- Place of death
- Belgrade
- Occupation
- political commissar
- Political party
- League of Communists of Yugoslavia
- Languages spoken
- Serbian
- Native language
- Serbian
- Religion
- Serbian Orthodox Church
- Image
- S.Kragujevic, Dobrica Cosic 1961.JPG
- Number of children
- 1
- Work location
- Belgrade
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- Commons category
- Dobrica Ćosić
- date of birth
- 1929-12-29
- member of
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- date of death
- 2014-05-18
- name in native language
- Добрица Ћосић
- place of burial
- Belgrade New Cemetery
- name in kana
- ドブリツァ・チョシッチ
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Encyclopedic overview
Dobrica Ćosić (Serbian Cyrillic: Добрица Ћосић, pronounced [dǒbritsa tɕôːsitɕ]; 29 December 1921 – 18 May 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian writer, politician and political theorist.
Ćosić was twice awarded the prestigious NIN award for literature and Medal of Pushkin for his writing. His books have been translated into 30 languages.
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